Science

Math

Humanities

... and beyond

Socratic Meta
Featured Answers

Topics

What is the size of the universe in centimeters?

1 Answer

Jan 26, 2016

It is $4.3520 \cdot 10^{27} c m$ $4.3520 * 10^27 cm$ . and $8.6093 \cdot 10^{27} c m$ $8.6093 * 10^27 cm$

Explanation:

Actually, the edge of the universe is nearly 46 billion light years away.
The diameter of universe is 91 Billion light years.

![http://www.wired.com]
( useruploads.socratic.org )

Converting these two factors into centimeters, we get:

Edge of Universe: $4.3520 \cdot 10^{27} c m$ $4.3520 * 10^27 cm$

Diameter of Universe: $8.6093 \cdot 10^{27} c m$ $8.6093 * 10^27 cm$

approximately.

Related questions

See all questions in Scale of Earth, Sun, Galaxy, and Universe

Impact of this question

9149 views around the world

You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License