Not exact matches
There are hundreds of billions of stars in our
galaxy, each
with planets, that large of a number even if a
tiny fraction had an atmosphere and even if a fraction of them had water (as we know it is required, but life may not require it on other planets) it would be amazing if there wasn't a carbon based lifeform somewhere else in our
galaxy, let alone in the universe
with billions of
galaxies each
with billions of stars and trillions of planets.
From a small blue planet,
tiny conscious parts of our universe have begun gazing out into the cosmos
with telescopes, repeatedly discovering that everything they thought existed is merely a small part of something grander: a solar system, a
galaxy and a universe
with over a hundred billion other
galaxies arranged into an elaborate pattern of groups, clusters and superclusters.
The search continues methodically outwards from the Sun,
with no detection so far, and yet SETI enthusiasts remain optimistic, pointing out that we have only searched a
tiny fraction of the stars in our
galaxy.
And if, as current models suggest, the universe should be teeming
with very small halos of it, then where are all the
tiny galaxies?
Galaxies got their start nearly 14 billion years ago,
with one unimaginably hot, dense and
tiny pinpoint.
This
galaxy is currently colliding
with, and being absorbed by, the Milky Way, which is a monster in size when compared to this
tiny one.
Those familiar
with my Things I'm Loving posts and holiday gift guides have surely caught on to my love of the beautiful creations from Sara of
Tiny Galaxies.
Additionally, a couple of belts for completing some of the outfits, a small baggie
with my most frequently worn earrings (most from Erin McDermott,
Tiny Galaxies and Rana Salame), and my curling wand.
Fragile little me, spinning around on a rock in space, peering into a
tiny spot of our
galaxy, and yet that spot is the most limitless thing I could ever see
with my own eyes.
Showers came, and the web became A
tiny galaxy strung
with crystal spheres, Filaments of light in suspended orbit Around the lurking shadow at its hub.