https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/09/17/161096233/which-is-greater-the-number-of-sand-grains-on-earth-or-stars-in-the-sky
This is a fascinating article about a hypothetical question that asks, are there more stars in the sky or grains of sand on Earth? The article then seeks to answer the question using their best estimates. This really puts the scale of our whole universe together, as people eventually become numb to hearing large numbers, comparing stars to something that we can see and picture makes it easier to comprehend the sheer mass of space. Astronomy is something I really enjoy reading about because there are so many unexplained phenomenons that we can’t explain and the gigantic scale of the universe really provokes thought pertaining to life and purpose.