Does this discovery make us insignificant or does it increase our understanding of the universe?<p>It depends on how you look at it. You are taking a pessimist&#x27;s view on things that the universe is so large and we are so small that we don&#x27;t matter. If you take an optimists&#x27;s view on things you&#x27;ll discover that we do matter and learning new things increases our significance.