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Several places 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 Earth (geocentrism) or the Sun (heliocentrism) at the Center of the Universe.
Centre of the Universe, the former interpretive centre at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada [3] 
Naro Space Center, the only spaceport in South Korea 
Space Flight Operations Facility, the operations control center of the NASA Deep Space Network at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California [4] 
Tanegashima Space Center, the main spaceport of Japan 
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Depictions of a "Center of the Universe" in fiction include:
Wallace, Idaho is a city in and the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho, in the Silver Valley mining district of the Idaho Panhandle. Founded in 1884, Wallace sits alongside the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River. The town's population was 791 at the 2020 census.
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Thomas University is a private university in Thomasville, Georgia. It offers associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees.
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This City is the Center of the Universe.
a spoof highlighting his contention that the EPA relied on unfalsifiable science
