How small are we (EARTH)?

We are incredibly small compared to our galaxy, the Milky Way. Here's a perspective:

1. The Size of the Milky Way:

The Milky Way is approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter and about 1,000 light-years thick in its disk.
A light-year is roughly 9.46 trillion kilometers (5.88 trillion miles).

2. The Size of Earth:
Earth has a diameter of 12,742 kilometers (7,918 miles).

3. Comparison:
If Earth were reduced to the size of a grain of sand, the Milky Way would be about the size of North America.

Our solar system (with the Sun and planets) occupies a tiny fraction of the galaxy, with its diameter being just 0.001 light-years.

In essence, humans, Earth, and even our solar system are almost incomprehensibly small compared to the vastness of the Milky Way galaxy!
Pictures Credit: Budassi