I used to know this. I’m going to guess and an astronomer can correct me. I think there are a hundred million stars in the Milky Way and a hundred million galaxies in the universe, so what’s that?
My confidence level in those numbers: 40%
I can look up the number, but the point is not the exact figure. The point is that there are a LOT. That’s really interesting because it means there’s a very, very high chance that life exists elsewhere, right now. I never stop finding that an amazing thought.
I don’t know because the universe is huge. Theoretically it’s everything, galaxies, stars, planets, lifeforms, dark matter and anything else out there. So I will borrow a quote from Carl Sagan.
“The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth.”
Matt is fast. I agree that the main point point is there are lots. it is hard to appreciate these big numbers, so even it you (or Matt or I) did an internet search and quoted a number, that number would be so big that we’d be hard pushed to truly understand it.
I used to know this. I’m going to guess and an astronomer can correct me. I think there are a hundred million stars in the Milky Way and a hundred million galaxies in the universe, so what’s that?
My confidence level in those numbers: 40%
I can look up the number, but the point is not the exact figure. The point is that there are a LOT. That’s really interesting because it means there’s a very, very high chance that life exists elsewhere, right now. I never stop finding that an amazing thought.
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I don’t know because the universe is huge. Theoretically it’s everything, galaxies, stars, planets, lifeforms, dark matter and anything else out there. So I will borrow a quote from Carl Sagan.
“The total number of stars in the Universe is larger than all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the planet Earth.”
In short, there’s A LOT of stars in the universe.
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Matt is fast. I agree that the main point point is there are lots. it is hard to appreciate these big numbers, so even it you (or Matt or I) did an internet search and quoted a number, that number would be so big that we’d be hard pushed to truly understand it.
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No idea. I could guess, but I would be wrong. I could look it up on Wikipedia, but I don’t know how helpful that would be.
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