Cosmic census of galaxies updated to 2 trillion
Previous galactic count multiplied by factor of 10
![Hubble image](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/101316_CC_trilliongalaxies_main.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
GALAXY BONANZA The observable universe might be home to roughly 2 trillion galaxies, a new study suggests. In this image from the Hubble Space Telescope, nearly every spot of light is a galaxy.
NASA, ESA, the GOODS Team, and M. Giavalisco/University of Massachusetts Amherst