The universe is vast, so vast, in fact, that it seems impossible to imagine an “edge.” But what if the universe does have a boundary? And more importantly… what lies beyond it? In this ...

The edge of that is the place beyond which light hasn’t had time to reach us since the beginning of the universe.

When you combine these effects together, you get a unique and unambiguous prediction for how far it is, at all times past and present, to the edge of the observable Universe.

The universe is an astronomical mystery, one that humans are still trying to understand. What would happen if you somehow managed to reach its edges?

The visible edge of the universe is, by definition, the most distant thing that we can see. That does not mean it is the most distant thing we can feel, however. According to astrophysicist Alexander ...