Earth is just a pale blue dot in the grand scheme of the universe from "summary" of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson
When we look up at the night sky, we see a vast expanse of stars, galaxies, and nebulae stretching out in every direction. It can be overwhelming to try to comprehend the scale of the universe, with its billions of galaxies, each containing billions of stars. In the midst of all this cosmic grandeur, our planet Earth appears as nothing more than a tiny speck, a pale blue dot floating in the vastness of space. From our perspective here on Earth, it's easy to forget just how small and insignificant we are in the grand scheme of the universe. We go about our daily lives, preoccupied with our own problems and concerns, without stopping to consider our place in the cosmos. But when we take a step back and look at the bigger picture, we realize that Earth is just one tiny planet orbiting an average star in an ordinary galaxy among countless others. In the grand scheme of the universe, our planet is but a tiny speck of dust, a fragile oasis of life in an otherwise inhospitable cosmos. The vast distances between stars and galaxies, the immense scales ...
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