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Universe Expansion

Neil explains the vastness of the universe, clarifying how light years and the expansion rate contribute to our understanding of its size. Chuck and Neil use a turtle analogy to illustrate how the universe's growth surpasses our visible horizon, emphasizing the significance of the universe's expansion rate in determining its size.
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    • 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 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 expanding faster than the speed of light if the universe is x billion years old and the light we are seeing from seconds before the Big Bang traveled at the speed of light?

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