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As far as we can tell, the universe is infinite. The idea of the big bang happening at a point and the universe expanding away from that point is a misconception. The big bang happened everywhere, and relative to any observer the rest of the universe is moving away.

Misconception:
The Big Bang happened at a point, and everything is moving away from that point.

The Big Bang happened everywhere, and the universe is, as far as we can tell, infinite. A singularity doesn't mean a point; it means that the laws of physics as we know them break down, and more accurate laws we don't know apply. There is no center or edge. From any galaxy's perspective, other galaxies are moving away from it.

The Big Bang didn't happen at a single point. The Big Bang happened everywhere. There is no center and no edge. From any observer's perspective, everything else is moving away. Animated GIF related.