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Using the zoom tool recommended in the article really provides perspective. Especially when you see those stars clustered close together when each of them are r
by meeper16 10y ago
Using the zoom tool recommended in the article really provides perspective. Especially when you see those stars clustered close together when each of them are really millions of miles apart (aside from the binaries) with possible planets orbiting them. Now consider the billions of galaxies out there. I'm positive there's an Alien or two there as well.
- cgriswald 10y agoYou're off by an order of magnitude. Stars are often trillions of miles apart. Binaries can be so close they touch or as far apart as 100 billion miles. As for the aliens, there are good arguments for and against their existence. The numerical argument is not, by itself, very convincing. It's like thinking you will win the lotto because you have a million tickets, but not knowing how many balls are drawn and how many numbers are on the balls. You may be guaranteed to win, or your odds may be effectively zero.
- meeper16 10y agoI suppose my mistake made it an order of magnitude more amazing!