How BIG is everything A Cruise Through The Universe

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How BIG is everythingA Cruise Through The
Universe
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Universe All matter and energy Observable
Universe What we can see
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Universe ? Local Supercluster

• A Galaxy Supercluster is a cluster of thousands
  of galaxies
• A Local Supercluster is a cluster of thousands
  of nearby galaxies that contains our own Milky
  Way galaxy

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Universe ? Local Supercluster ? Local Group
A grouping of 40, or so, nearby galaxies
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Universe ? Local Supercluster ? Local Group ?
Galaxy
Galaxy A mix of gas, dust, stars, planets,
comets, and the like that are all bound together
by gravity.
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Universe ? Local Supercluster ? Local Group ?
Galaxy ? Solar System
The Sun, nine planets and their moons, comets,
asteroids, and all other objects that orbit our
sun.
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Where has the universe developed?
Where is it going?
Cosmology the study of beginning, properties,
processes, and development of the universe.