04. How many stars are known? How many stars are there in our galaxy and Universe? Can we even guess? (A K2S Question)

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Astronomers estimate that there are a few hundred billion stars in our galaxy and that there may be a similar number of galaxies in the Universe.

Answer provided by Dirk Terrell, Ph.D.


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