Earth . . . a dust mote

Let’s get a perspective of how small Earth is compared to the rest of the universe. This quotation is from Karl Gibberson, The Wonder of the Universe, pp 40, 41: In terms of size, our planet is nothing of consequence – a dust mote suspended in light rays from a distant and unremarkable star . . . The earth, in the context of our solar system, is indeed a dot – less than the period at the end of a sentence. But it gets worse. Our solar system, in its larger context, is also a dot. Our sun is...