The universe is massive, and Earth is located a long way away from the edge of our known universe. Putting that into a scale is difficult and doesn't properly showcase just how big the universe is.

Take a look out at almost any galaxy in the Universe, and you'll find it's moving away from us. The farther away it is, the faster it appears to recede. As light travels through the Universe, it gets ...

It’s a long way from planet Earth to the Universe’s edge. Our tiny home world, seemingly massive, is merely 12,742 km (7,917 miles) across.

This logarithmic view of the Universe shows our solar system, the galaxy, the cosmic web, and the limits of what's observable out to a distance of 46.1 billion light-years away. This view is only ...