Friday, May 28, 2004

Or 156 billion light years across...

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Astronomers size up the Universe

Curiously, the number from the previous post is exactly half of this one. Reporting error? Someone mixing up diameter and radius??

Thursday, May 20, 2004

Defining the edge of forever

Cool title, no? But can I back that up?

Universe very big: official | The Register

78 billion light years across (at least). Sheesh, now we'll definitely need a wormhole...
or an Improbabilty Drive...
or a police box...