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It seems hard to believe, but there are people alive today who were born into what scientists thought was a much smaller universe.
Former US President Jimmy Carter was three months old when Hubble made his announcement.
Betty White, who passed away just a few years ago, was always my favorite example of this. She was about to turn three years old when we realized there are other galaxies.
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