Jimmy Higgins
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So, science is based on a number of things. In astronomy, most of it is based on what we see on Earth. The trouble is, the planet Earth is close to the Sun, so to speak. Which means that space... isn't as dark as it could be. This creates a problem when trying to estimate the number of galaxies in the universe (when we have little else to do). For a while, the number was estimated around 200 billion. Then around 2016, a modified study was performed in order to try and determine a more accurate number, and that estimate popped a whole magnitude. Sadly, that was still, a number that was based on very close proximity to Earth.
However, New Horizons which took the incredible images of Pluto, is far far from the sun, meaning it is darker. So some math and we get an approximated 4 trillion galaxies. Turns out there is more light to see in the deep when there is less ambient sunlight.
Everything else is a tad bit more complicated and something lpetrich can handle.
So you can put that number to memory before it crashes and burns like the others.
However, New Horizons which took the incredible images of Pluto, is far far from the sun, meaning it is darker. So some math and we get an approximated 4 trillion galaxies. Turns out there is more light to see in the deep when there is less ambient sunlight.
Everything else is a tad bit more complicated and something lpetrich can handle.
So you can put that number to memory before it crashes and burns like the others.