Are we at the centre of the Universe?

Question

Am I right in thinking we can "see" the edge of the universe?
If we can, can we see the edge all around and is it equidistant? In other words are we roughly at the centre.

Answer 1

I don't know

Answer 2

From our vantage point on the Earth, we assume that the observable Universe is 15 billion light-years in size in every direction that we look - in other words, we conclude that we are at the center of a sphere 15 billion light-years in radius.

This does not mean, however, that we are at the centre of the Universe; it just means that we are at the centre of our observable Universe.
A fundamental principle in our understanding of the Universe itself, called the Cosmological Principle, states that the Universe is homogeneous and isotropic on the largest scales. That means that on the whole, the Universe as seen from any vantage point (even one that is 15 billion light-years away from us!) will measure a spherical observable Universe with a radius of 15 billion light-years.

According to the standard theories of cosmology, the universe started with a "Big Bang" about 14 billion years ago and has been expanding ever since. Yet there is no centre to the expansion. It is the same everywhere. The Big Bang should not be visualised as an ordinary explosion. The universe is not expanding out from a centre into space. The whole universe itself is expanding and it is doing so equally at all places, as far as we can tell

Answer 3

That question is much harder than you might think at first glance.

I'd say NO, because there's no reason to suspect we're at that one special place in the middle. We could be anywhere.

But then there's the theory that the Universe is infinite and that we are indeed at the centre of the part of the universe that we can see.
That last bit is important. We can't see all of it. But we're at the middle of the bit that we can see.
However, that's a bit like looking at a radar screen and concluding you're the centre of the world. You are, in some respect, the centre of your own world, yes.

Answer 4

Isn't there some kind of paradox in that? The further away we look, the further back in time we are seeing. As far as I know, there are images of galaxies flying apart from 5 billion years ago, but (here's the paradox) because it's so far away, both in distance and in time, this means that the images are more likely to come from somewhere close to the centre of the universe rather than the edges. Er, I'm a biologist though, so probably the physicists are going to turn up now and laugh at my naivety...!

Answer 5

I am at the centre of my universe.

Answer 6

Only in the sense that we as humans think we are at the centre of everything and we clearly ar not...we are only seeing our little bit of the cosmos and we are but a tiny speck in it.

Answer 7

I don't think we can measure where the centre of the universe is.

Answer 8

No, earth is located at a remote place in Milky way

Answer 9

i suppose we could be, cos nobody knows exactly where the centre is, maybe your right , maybe your wrong

Answer 10

no.