Universe Measured: We’re 156 Billion Light-years Wide!

May 25, 2004 | Source: Space.com

The universe is at least 156 billion light-years wide.

The calculation is based on the calculations that the universe is about 13.7 billion years old. So one might assume that the diameter of the universe is 27.4 billion light-years wide. But the universe has been expanding ever since the beginning of time, bringing the estimated diameter to 156 billion light-years.