From where is the universe expanding?

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Is it expanding from the edges?
Or from the center?
 

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As far as we can tell there is no center nor any edges. The expansion is an intrinsic increase in distances between objects.
 
Orodruin said:
As far as we can tell there is no center nor any edges.
At all? Or not stable because of the constant expansion of it?
 

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