How much of the universe can we really see from Earth?

When we tilt our head towards the sky on a clear night that is free from the light pollution of the city, regardless of the season, the sight of all the stars can be awe-inspiring. Our field of vision is filled with these dots of light that often shine through our atmosphere. Each of these tiny dots can represent planets, stars, and even galaxies.

In fact, according to grunge.com, scientists have found that there are more stars than grains of sand on Earth. Have you ever wondered, however, how much of it universe can we really see from the planet we call home?

How much of the universe can we really see from Earth?

The answer according to NASA and what grunge.com reports is “not much.” Our field of vision for the universe can be comparable to the size of our ocean floor – about 5%. There are many unknowns under these waters, which are as dark as space. But why can’t we see much of our universe – apart from the vast distance between even stars that we could call our neighbors, where it would take four years to reach moving even at the speed of light? Dark energy and dark matter have a lot to do with it all, grunge.com reports.

With telescopes we can soon see more

At present, scientists believe that the universe is 68% dark energy and 27% dark matter, according to NASA. Which adds up to 95%, a lot of unknown things, that is, that make up our universe. But will we ever be able to learn more about them? Scientists continue to work on the “puzzle” that is dark matter and how it affects how much of the universe we can see.

So there are aspirations for orbiting telescopes, such as the James Webb Space Telescope, which may be able to see even further away Hubble telescope. This will send new data for astronomers to look at, giving hope that in the future we will be able to know what is new out there that we do not yet know.