The universe is mostly empty space, and we are microscopic.
In short: From the moon to the cosmic horizon, space scales are so vast they defy human intuition. This video maps those distances to show how our entire solar system shrinks to a speck when measured against the cosmic web.
The video explores the progression of scale, beginning with the gap between Earth and the Moon before moving to the Sun and the edge of our solar system. It highlights the staggering emptiness between stars and the difficulty of crossing the Milky Way.
The narrative reaches extreme scales, covering the 2.5 million light-years to the Andromeda galaxy and the vast Boötes Void. It concludes with the observable universe and the cosmic horizon, where expansion makes distant regions permanently unreachable.
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