When you wish upon a star
Astronomers pick a sky high number
Tuesday, July 22, 2003 Posted: 3:28 AM EDT (0728 GMT)
SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Ever wanted to wish upon a star? Well, you have 70,000 million million million to choose from.
That's the total number of stars in the known universe, according to a study by Australian astronomers.
It's also about 10 times as many stars as grains of sand on all the world's beaches and deserts.