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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:
Boise is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Idaho and is the county seat of Ada County. As of the 2020 census, there were 235,684 people residing in the city. On the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, it is 41 miles (66 km) east of the Oregon border and 110 miles (177 km) north of the Nevada border. The downtown area's elevation is 2,704 feet (824 m) above sea level.
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This City is the Center of the Universe.
a spoof highlighting his contention that the EPA relied on unfalsifiable science
