Size of the universe

Astronomers love to demonstrate how small we are when measured against the height and breadth and depth of the space-time continuum. Our bodies are small, but our minds span the universe, our hearts are big enough to love and be loved, and we know enough to know how little we know. The biggest star or heaviest black hole in the whole universe is outranked in spiritual power by a newborn baby. The child will live forever in a universe of love; the stars are wasting away.

How big are we?

Big enough to know and love one another.

Big enough to make videos like this.

Big enough to know how little we are.

Big enough to know how little we know.

Links

• "Powers of Ten."
• "Cosmic Voyage" (Morgan Freeman).
• "The Hubble Deep Field: The Most Important Image Ever Taken."
• Relative size of earth, sun, and stars (text only).
• Relative size of earth, sun, and stars (synthesized music).