It is thought to have formed approximately 14 billion years ago, and has been expanding at the [[speed of light]] ever since, making it about 28 billion [[light year]]s across. Interestingly, modern scientific ideas about the nature of the universe suggest that for any location, it appears that that location is at the center of this expansion. | It is thought to have formed approximately 14 billion years ago, and has been expanding at the [[speed of light]] ever since, making it about 28 billion [[light year]]s across. Interestingly, modern scientific ideas about the nature of the universe suggest that for any location, it appears that that location is at the center of this expansion. |