Cosmic Scale Unveiled
The universe is a vast expanse, resembling a spongy structure filled with voids and interconnected filaments of galaxies. With an observable diameter of about 90 billion light years, even the massive Virgo supercluster represents only a tiny fraction of the universe's size. As space has likely expanded faster than light in the past, the total universe could be significantly larger than what we can currently observe.In this clip
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The Science of Everything Podcast
Episode 22: Our Place in the Cosmos
Related Questions
If the universe is x billion years old and the light we are seeing from seconds before the Big Bang is that old and traveled at the speed of light, is the universe in fact expanding faster than the speed of light?
Is the universe expanding faster than the speed of light if it is x billion years old and the light we are seeing from seconds before the Big Bang is that old and traveled at the speed of light, as discussed in the episode Joe Rogan Experience #1003 - Sean Carroll and the clip Expanding Universe Insights?
Is the universe expanding faster than the speed of light if it is x billion years old and the light we are seeing from seconds before the Big Bang traveled at the speed of light, as discussed in the episode Joe Rogan Experience #1003 - Sean Carroll and the clip Expanding Universe Insights?