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One of the beauties of human existence is the way in which we relate to our world and come to process in terms that further our understanding. Though the star around which our planet and others travel and Earth’s own satellite did not come with labels attached, at least in terms of the English language, we saw fit to give them the common names “the sun” and “the moon.” That is the essence of the phenomenon of language; it allows us to organize our world for efficient cognitive processing. While those who follow astronomy will often employ number-and-letter codes or names based on classical languages (for instances, our sun might alternatively be referred to as Sol) for the official classification of stars and planets, when used popularly, phrases like “the moon” are just as good for one to be comprehended. Anyone with a basic grasp of astronomy and the size of the universe knows that our solar system is just a small piece of the proverbial pie, and one star in itself is just a minute part of an individual galaxy. In the popular vernacular, we too have a name for the galaxy in which we reside. Earth is part … Continue reading