Submitted by _bidooflr_ t3_11isl13 in askscience
Howrus t1_jb2mmeo wrote
Reply to comment by CarolBaskinDidntDoit in Does the age of the universe depends on where you are? by _bidooflr_
> objects at the far edges of the universe are actually travelling at constant velocity from their reference
That's the neat trick - they are not traveling at all! Expansion of Universe is happening because space between everything is growing, not because something is flying away.
Closest analogue would be - draw two points on a balloon and start inflating it. Distance between this two points would start to increase without them moving by themselves.
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