From: How Big Is Big? Exploring Size from Atoms to Galaxies
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The observable universe is about 93 billion light-years wide.

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When we look out into space, we see the observable universe — the part we can detect with telescopes. It spans about 93 billion light-years across. That means the light from the farthest objects has traveled for billions of years to reach us. This vastness is so huge it’s almost beyond human understanding, showing just how big “big” can get.

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Atoms are incredibly small, about one ten-billionth of a meter across.
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The Earth is about 12,742 kilometers (7,918 miles) wide.
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