"A Glimpse of Gigantic"
“When size stops making sense.” Once upon a time, under a quiet night sky… A young soul stared at the stars, eyes full of wonder, heart full of questions. The stars didn’t speak, but they whispered stories — of time, space, beginnings, and ends. That simple gaze turned into a journey of the mind, one question leading the way. Have you ever thought about how vast our universe is? The question “How large is the universe?” might sound simple at first, but it leads us into one of the most profound mysteries of science and existence itself. The vastness of the cosmos is not just big — it’s incomprehensibly big. To explore this, let’s take a journey from Earth outward, step by step, and uncover just how truly massive the universe is. Starting Point: Earth and Its Cosmic Neighborhood We live on Earth, a relatively small planet with a diameter of about 12,742 km. It orbits the Sun, which is a medium-sized star in the Milky Way Galaxy. Our solar system includes planets, moons, asteroids, and co...