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That portion of the universe from which light from distant objects can reach us which has been traveling since it was possible for light to travel through the universe (about 380,000 years after the Big Bang)

This is a sphere centered on Earth extending 46.6 billion light years in all directions. That sphere gets slightly bigger every day.

Note also that even though the universe is 13.798 billion years old the observable universe is larger becuase the universe has been expanding during that 13.798 billion years.

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