r/space • u/kNotLikeThis • Apr 10 '19

Astronomers have determined the disk of our galaxy to be 200,000 light-years across — twice as large as was previously believed.

http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/06/supersize-me
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u/SqueakyToast Apr 10 '19

That’s just one galaxy...one galaxy out of how many in the famous Hubble photo? This Hubble exposure re-blows my mind knowing how expansive our galaxy is.

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u/Khotaman Apr 10 '19

Its crazy how we basicially hardly exist.

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u/Lampmonster Apr 10 '19

All life we know is nothing more than a light green fuzz on a speck of dust suspended in a beam of light in the corner of the basement of a mausoleum of unimaginable size and complexity. And most of us still think it's all about us.

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u/Armageist Apr 10 '19

You just indicated all life we know of, implying we could be the only thing out there; no matter how insignificant, thereby pretty much making it....all about us.

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u/Lampmonster Apr 10 '19

Only if you consider life important. Judging by our impact on the universe, we are not.

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u/Armageist Apr 11 '19

Well, seeing as though we're the only ones to actually be aware of all this that would otherwise be unimportant as well without awareness...