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I would recognize those as valid. In my experience, it's the realization of just how wide-reaching and powerful the implications of certain findings are that triggers the experience.
If it's just a reaction to 'large', at least it's conceptual large rather than physical.
As another piece of evidence, people are awed by space, not because it's particularly interesting, but because "billions and billions".