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		jajko on April 12, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What is Webb observing now? As per parents numbers, its way way more than all the grains of sand anywhere on Earth.

RajT88 on April 12, 2024 [–]

I started doing the math based on some assumptions, but this guy came up with 500 quadrillion grains:

https://science-atlas.com/faq/how-many-grains-of-sand-are-th...

Which is 5x10^17 versus 10^24.

Way more stars!

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