Nearby Universe?!? My dictionary defines universe as "All existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos." Has this definition 'slipped' or is it misused? I have heard terms like 'Super-Group' and "Super Bubble" used for groupings of galaxies but I thought that Universe was the ultimate, a unique term referring to EVERYTHING!
With the advent of the Multi-verse theories, the Universe is not quite as Uni as it use to be.
And remember, everything is relative to the observer, so, we actually are the center of the universe, as we see it.
It refers to the stuff nearby, that’s all.