> This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground. > The image sh

> This slice of the vast universe covers a patch of sky approximately the size of a grain of sand held at arm’s length by someone on the ground. > The image shows the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 as it appeared 4.6 billion years ago. The combined mass of this galaxy cluster acts as a gravitational lens, magnifying much more distant galaxies behind it The vastness of it all is mind numbing, it gives me mixed feelings of awe, humility, and dread.