In 1977 we launched Voyager 1. On November 18, 2026, it reaches one light-day from Earth, after 49 years of travel at about 61,000 km/h.
And it’s still nowhere.
Nearest star: Proxima Centauri, about 1,550 light-days away
Nearest big galaxy: Andromeda, about 2.5 million light-years away
Our fastest, farthest machine has barely left the driveway. We are a very long way from anything.
*My disclaimer: I calculated none of this. Everything here was gathered. Thought inspired by the article below. *
You could say that. Or you could say we just think very small.