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Mystery #4Tier 3space / universe / expansion

Is the whole universe really getting bigger, and if so, bigger into what?

Everything that has ever existed, every star, planet and galaxy, sits inside the universe. Astronomers say the universe is getting bigger every single second. But that leads to a dizzying question: if the universe is everything there is, then what on Earth is it growing into?

A cut loaf of raisin bread with raisins spread through the crumb
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