4 ms·So the edge of the observable universe was 6000 ly away ? Something doesn’t add upby gtech1 5y agoSo the edge of the observable universe was 6000 ly away ? Something doesn’t add upboxed 5y agoNo. > we are at the very frontiers of the explored Universe. Explored.rootbear 5y agoAnd Clarke had a tendency to be free with his usage of the word Universe, sometimes using it to refer just to the Solar systems. It throws me off sometimes when reading his short stories.