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Imagine gathering every grain of sand from every beach and desert on the entire planet. It sounds like an unimaginable number. And yet, astronomersestimate that the number of stars in the observable universe is even greater than that.
The exact figure is impossible to count, but scientists believe there are somewhere between 10^22 and 10^24 stars — a number so vast that the human mind can barelygrasp it. What is more, each of those stars may have its own planets circling around it. When we look up at a clear night sky, we are seeing only a tiny fraction of this endless ocean of stars.
Vocabulary from this story
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grain
don, zarra
unimaginable
tasavvur qilib boʻlmas
astronomers
astronomlar
estimate
taxmin qiladi
observable
kuzatiladigan
figure
raqam
vast
ulkan, bepoyon
barely
zoʻrgʻa
grasp
anglab yetmoq
circling
aylanib turgan
fraction
ulush, boʻlak
endless
cheksiz
Grammar from this story
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and yet (contrast)
Shunga qaramay, ammo (kutilmagan qarama-qarshilikni kiritadi).
It sounds unimaginable, and yet the stars are even more.
He is very rich, and yet he is not happy.
what is more
Bundan tashqari, ustiga-ustak (muhim qoʻshimcha maʼlumot).
What is more, each star may have its own planets.
The room was small. What is more, it was cold.
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1. What comparison does the text make about the number of stars?
Matnda kuzatiladigan koinotdagi yulduzlar soni Yerdagi barcha qum donalaridan koʻp ekani aytilgan.
2. Why can't scientists give an exact number of stars?
Yulduzlar soni shunchalik ulkanki, uni aniq sanab boʻlmaydi (10^22–10^24 orasida).
3. What extra point does the phrase ‘what is more’ add about the stars?
‘What is more’ orqali har bir yulduzning oʻz sayyoralari boʻlishi mumkinligi qoʻshiladi.
