List of places referred to as the Center of the Universe

Several places on Earth have been given the nickname "Center (or Centre) of the Universe." In addition, several fictional works have described a depicted location as being at the center of the universe.

Modern models of the Universe suggest it does not have a center, unlike previous systems which placed the Earth (Geocentrism) or the Sun (Heliocentrism) at the center of the universe.

Nicknames of actual places

North America

Plaque at the Space Flight Operations Facility of the Deep Space Network proclaiming the site to be the "center of the universe"

Asia

Europe

Astronomy

Fiction

Depictions of a "center of the universe" in fiction include:

References

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