How big is the universe?

The part we can see has a radius equal to the present age of the universe of between 10 - 15 billion light years. If the universe is 'open', its spatial size is infinite TODAY. If it is destined to recollapse in the future and is a closed universe, the circumference of the universe is probably in the neighborhood of 80 - 100 billion light years or something of that order.


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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