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LJofthelaw t1_j2o9obx wrote

The observable universe is not infinite. And it keeps expanding such that more and more of it is not visible. But that's just because we're limited by time and the speed of light with respect to what we can see. If you went to the edge of the earth's observable universe you'd probably just find more universe. You'd be at the centre of a new observable bubble with the earth and a portion of the earth's observable universe bubble in one corner. As you move anywhere the "observable universe" moves with you. You take a step left and now the observable universe is one step larger to the left (though it's expanding faster than that so you wouldn't see anything new). Make sense?

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JonJackjon t1_j2qa7qb wrote

Yes thank you. The concept is much clearer now.

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