The Scale of the Universe

Observable Universe

9.34 × 1026 m

The radius, which is half of the diameter, is about 46 billion light-years. You might expect to only see 13.7 billion light-years away because light has had only 13.7 billion years to travel, but due to the expansion of space, the objects that used to be 13.7 billion light-years away are now 46 billion light-years away, and we can see these.

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Observable Universe