eli5 Is it correct to think of events happening on the far side of the universe or in a different galaxy as occurring “at the same time”?

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eli5 Is it correct to think of events happening on the far side of the universe or in a different galaxy as occurring “at the same time”?

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Yes. When we observe a supernova always acknowledge that it has already occurred, because it has. We never discuss it as though it was just happening, only that we are just now able to observe it.

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