Space & Astronomy

There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all Earth's beaches

Astronomers estimate there are around 10^24 stars in the observable universe. There are roughly 7.5 x 10^18 grains of sand on all Earth's beaches. Stars outnumber grains of sand by a factor of about 100,000 — a comparison that scales the incomprehensible.

Source: University of Hawaii research

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