[New post] The Scale of the Cosmos: From Atoms to the Supermassive Galaxies

New post on From Quarks to Quasars The Scale of the Cosmos: From Atoms to the Supermassive Galaxies by Jolene Creighton The universe is an amazingly enormous place. Really. As Douglas Adams famously wrote, "Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space." Since it is so terribly large, and we only see such a small part of it on our own little planet, it's easy to forget all of the amazing structures that are our there. Fortunately, the Number Sleuths have come to the rescue. Below is a view of the universe from the tiniest atom, to some of the largest known galaxies, and to the observable universe. So take a moment and get to know the cosmos again... Numbers Sleuth Jolene Creighton | February 14, 2015 at 12:15 pm | Tags: atoms, cosmos, Galaxies, Observable Universe, Physics, Space, Stars, Universe | Categories: Infographics | URL: http://www.fromquarkstoquasars.com/?p=36705