The outer edges of the cloud seem to be at ~100K AU [0], while the α Centauri system is ~268K AU from us [1]. NASA also gives the same number [2] for the dista

The outer edges of the cloud seem to be at ~100K AU [0], while the α Centauri system is ~268K AU from us [1]. NASA also gives the same number [2] for the distance to the edge of the cloud. So, it looks like the Cloud extends almost halfway to α Centauri, but not that it's "closer to α Centauri than us"). As for the scale of the Universe: https://htwins.net/scale2/ https://htwins.net/scale2/ --- [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud#/media/File:PIA17046_-_Voyager_1_Goes_Interstellar.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oort_cloud#/media/File:PIA1704... [1]: https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/features/cosmic/nearest_star_info.html https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/features/cosmic/nearest_star_i... [2]: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/overview/ https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/overvie...