The original post: /r/askscience by /u/22_Flare_22 on 2024-10-09 19:25:28.

For example: TON 618 is 18.2 billion light years away from Earth, requiring 18.2 billion years for the light to travel to our eyes. The universe is only 13.7 billion years old. But, we can still see it. Even if TON 618 was created at the very inception of the universe, that still leaves 4.5 billion years of light travel unaccounted for. What am I missing?