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The Universe in 12 Numbers

Twelve figures that put your place in the cosmos into staggering perspective — beautifully illustrated with real imagery from NASA, Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Numbers so large they stop meaning anything — translated into something you can feel.

13.8
billion years
The age of everything.
1.3
million mph
Your speed through the cosmos, right now.
8:20
minutes
How old the sunlight on your skin already is.
2.5
million light-years
The farthest your naked eye can reach.
2
trillion
Galaxies in the observable universe.
−270
°C
The temperature of empty space.
15 pages · designed, not generic Real NASA imagery · Hubble & Webb Every figure fact-checked