What does it mean that the universe is expanding?

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Is stuff getting bigger? Is empty space appearing making everything further apart? Why isn’t there a definable center, isn’t everything going away from a point?

ETA: thank you so much for the explanations. I think this might be one I can’t get my head around without some more work, but I really appreciate all the help!!

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Ok, I know it’s an analogy and analogies can break down if examined too closely, so tell me if I’m doing that.

In the balloon example – everything is enlarging to achieve that effect. Is that also happening with the universe?

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