2006-07-25 09:04:02 · 24 answers · asked by nikki 3 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
The universe is infinite so the number of stars is also infinite.
2006-07-25 09:07:43 · answer #1 · answered by parshooter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From CNN.com in 2003
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Ever wanted to wish upon a star? Well, you have 70,000 million million million to choose from.
That's the total number of stars in the known universe, according to a study by Australian astronomers.
It's also about 10 times as many stars as grains of sand on all the world's beaches and deserts.
The figure -- 7 followed by 22 zeros or, more accurately, 70 sextillion -- was calculated by a team of stargazers based at the Australian National University.
He said there were likely many million more stars in the universe but the 70 sextillion figure was the number visible within range of modern telescopes.
The actual number of stars could be infinite he said.
According to the Bible, they are countless:-
Jeremiah 33:22 I will make the descendants of David my servant and the Levites who minister before me as countless as the stars of the sky and as measureless as the sand on the seashore.'
Hebrews 11:11 By faith Abraham, even though he was past age—and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise. 12And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
2006-07-25 09:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by mikeoxley242 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a good visual for you.
The number of stars we can see with the naked eye is about the same as the grains in a tablespoon of sand.
But the grains of sand it would take to represent the number of stars in the universe would fill a ball 7 miles in diameter.
Now that's a lot of sand!!!!
2006-07-25 09:09:45 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than any of us is capable of imagining. There are hundreds of billions in our galaxy alone - and there are hundreds of billions of galaxies!!
Imagine holding a pile of sand in your hand (you can comfortably hold about a million grains) - now imagine how many grains there must be on the earth (sea beds, beaches, deserts etc.) Well there are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on this earth - millions of times more!
Makes it seem quite probable that we are not on our own, doesn't it!!!
2006-07-25 09:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by Hello Dave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As many fish in the sea
2006-07-28 21:58:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the universe is expanding so therefore, more stars are being born in addition to the ones that are 'dying'............
2006-07-25 09:07:44 · answer #6 · answered by miatalise12560 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite a few
2006-07-25 09:07:59 · answer #7 · answered by Jude 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than all the grains of sand on the earth
2006-07-25 09:07:20 · answer #8 · answered by JARLAB 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
70 sextillion-refer yahoo web page. 7 followed by 22 zeros. 70,0000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
2006-07-25 09:09:46 · answer #9 · answered by prince47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the number is uncountable and will be constantly changing as stars die and are born.
2006-07-25 09:12:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋