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We’ve all heard the estimate that there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on Earth? Well the latest scientific estimate is

Posted by Loyola Mar 25 '24, 13:44

that there are 10,000 stars, for every grain of sand.

This stuff blows my mind.

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we knew this 40 years ago watching Local Hero :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 25, 16:49 1
- yep! -- nm - mud Mar 25, 16:51
this makes me wish Season Two of 3 Body Problem (or The Dark Forest) was already available. -- nm - Jovian Mar 25, 14:02
🎵 The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding, In all of the directions it can whiz; - Andie Mar 25, 14:01 1
- "Can we have your liver then?" -- nm - Jovian Mar 25, 14:07
"Space is big. ... I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space." -- nm - Max Mar 25, 13:50 1
- Bigger than the biggest thing ever and then some. Much bigger than that in fact, really amazingly immense, a totally stunning size. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 25, 13:58

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