Friday, January 30, 2015

Earth in relation to the solar system


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1. This is the Earth! This is where you live.
This is the                                                    Earth! This is where                                                    you live.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image / Via visibleearth.nasa.gov

2. And this is where you live in your neighborhood, the solar system.

And this is where                                                      you live in your                                                    neighborhood, the                                                    solar system.

3. Here's the distance, to scale, between the Earth and the moon. Doesn't look too far, does it?

Here's the                                                    distance, to scale,                                                    between the Earth and                                                      the moon. Doesn't look                                                    too far, does it?

4. THINK AGAIN. Inside that distance you can fit every planet in our solar system, nice and neatly.

THINK AGAIN.                                                    Inside that distance                                                    you can fit every                                                    planet in our solar                                                    system, nice and                                                    neatly.
PerplexingPotato / Via reddit.com

5. But let's talk about planets. That little green smudge is North America on Jupiter.

But let's talk                                                    about planets. That                                                    little green smudge is                                                    North America on                                                    Jupiter.
NASA / John Brady / Via astronomycentral.co.uk

6. And here's the size of Earth (well, six Earths) compared with Saturn:

And here's the                                                    size of Earth (well,                                                    six Earths) compared                                                    with Saturn:
NASA / John Brady / Via astronomycentral.co.uk

7. And just for good measure, here's what Saturn's rings would look like if they were around Earth:

And just for good                                                    measure, here's what                                                    Saturn's rings would                                                    look like if they were                                                    around Earth:
Ron Miller / Via io9.com

8. This right here is a comet. We just landed a probe on one of those bad boys. Here's what one looks like compared with Los Angeles:

This right here                                                    is a comet. We just                                                    landed a probe on one                                                    of those bad boys.                                                    Here's what one looks                                                    like compared with Los                                                    Angeles:
Matt Wang / Via mentalfloss.com

9. But that's nothing compared to our sun. Just remember:

But that's                                                    nothing compared to                                                    our sun. Just                                                    remember:

10. Here's you from the moon:

Here's you from                                                    the moon:
NASA

11. Here's you from Mars:

Here's you from                                                    Mars:
NASA

12. Here's you from just behind Saturn's rings:

Here's you from                                                    just behind Saturn's                                                    rings:
NASA

13. And here's you from just beyond Neptune, 4 billion miles away.

And here's you                                                      from just beyond                                                    Neptune, 4 billion                                                    miles away.
NASA
To paraphrase Carl Sagan, everyone and everything you have ever known exists on that little speck.

14. Let's step back a bit. Here's the size of Earth compared with the size of our sun. Terrifying, right?

Let's step back a                                                    bit. Here's the size                                                    of Earth compared with                                                    the size of our sun.                                                      Terrifying, right?
John Brady / Via astronomycentral.co.uk
The sun doesn't even fit in the image.

15. And here's that same sun from the surface of Mars:

And here's that                                                    same sun from the                                                    surface of Mars:
NASA

16. But that's nothing. Again, as Carl once mused, there are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach on Earth:

But that's                                                    nothing. Again, as                                                    Carl once mused, there                                                    are more stars in                                                    space than there are                                                    grains of sand on                                                    every beach on Earth:

17. Which means that there are ones much, much bigger than little wimpy sun. Just look at how tiny and insignificant our sun is:

Which means that                                                    there are ones much,                                                    much bigger than                                                    little wimpy sun. Just                                                    look at how tiny and                                                    insignificant our sun                                                    is:
Our sun probably gets its lunch money stolen.

18. Here's another look. The biggest star, VY Canis Majoris, is 1,000,000,000 times bigger than our sun:

26 Pictures Will                                                    Make You Re-Evaluate                                                    Your Entire Existence
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19. But none of those compares to the size of a galaxy. In fact, if you shrank the sun down to the size of a white blood cell and shrunk the Milky Way galaxy down using the same scale, the Milky Way would be the size of the United States:

But none of those                                                    compares to the size                                                    of a galaxy. In fact,                                                    if you shrank the sun                                                    down to the size of a                                                    white blood cell and                                                    shrunk the Milky Way                                                      galaxy down using the                                                    same scale, the Milky                                                    Way would be the size                                                    of the United States:

20. That's because the Milky Way galaxy is huge. This is where you live inside there:

That's because                                                      the Milky Way galaxy                                                    is huge. This is where                                                    you live inside                                                    there:

21. But this is all you ever see:

But this is all                                                    you ever see:
(That's not a picture of the Milky Way, but you get the idea.)

22. But even our galaxy is a little runt compared with some others. Here's the Milky Way compared to IC 1011, 350 million light years away from Earth:

But even our                                                    galaxy is a little                                                    runt compared with                                                    some others. Here's                                                    the Milky Way compared                                                    to IC 1011, 350                                                      million light years                                                    away from Earth:
Just THINK about all that could be inside there.

23. But let's think bigger. In JUST this picture taken by the Hubble telescope, there are thousands and thousands of galaxies, each containing millions of stars, each with their own planets.

But let's think                                                      bigger. In JUST this                                                    picture taken by the                                                    Hubble telescope,                                                    there are thousands                                                    and thousands of                                                    galaxies, each                                                    containing millions of                                                    stars, each with their                                                    own planets.

24. Here's one of the galaxies pictured, UDF 423. This galaxy is 10 BILLION light years away. When you look at this picture, you are looking billions of years into the past.

Here's one of the                                                    galaxies pictured, UDF                                                    423. This galaxy is 10                                                    BILLION light years                                                    away. When you look at                                                    this picture, you are                                                    looking billions of                                                    years into the past.
Some of the other galaxies are thought to have formed only a few hundred million years AFTER the Big Bang.

25. And just keep this in mind — that's a picture of a very small, small part of the universe. It's just an insignificant fraction of the night sky.

And just keep                                                    this in mind that's a                                                    picture of a very                                                      small, small part of                                                    the universe. It's                                                    just an insignificant                                                    fraction of the night                                                    sky.
Via thetoc.gr

26. And, you know, it's pretty safe to assume that there are some black holes out there. Here's the size of a black hole compared with Earth's orbit, just to terrify you:

And, you know,                                                      it's pretty safe to                                                    assume that there are                                                    some black holes out                                                    there. Here's the size                                                    of a black hole                                                    compared with Earth's                                                    orbit, just to terrify                                                    you:
D. Benningfield/K. Gebhardt/StarDate / Via mcdonaldobservatory.org

27. So if you're ever feeling upset about your favorite show being canceled or the fact that they play Christmas music way too early — just remember…

This is your home.

This is your                                                    home.
By Andrew Z. Colvin (Own work) [ CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( creativecommons.org ) or GFDL ( gnu.org )], via Wikimedia Commons

28. This is what happens when you zoom out from your home to your solar system.

This is what                                                    happens when you zoom                                                    out from your home to                                                    your solar system.

29. And this is what happens when you zoom out farther…

And this is what                                                    happens when you zoom                                                    out farther...
By Andrew Z. Colvin (Own work) [ CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( creativecommons.org ) or GFDL ( gnu.org )], via Wikimedia Commons

30. And farther…

And farther...
By Andrew Z. Colvin (Own work) [ CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( creativecommons.org ) or GFDL ( gnu.org )], via Wikimedia Commons

31. Keep going…

Keep going...
By Andrew Z. Colvin (Own work) [ CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( creativecommons.org ) or GFDL ( gnu.org )], via Wikimedia Commons

32. Just a little bit farther…

Just a little bit                                                    farther...
By Andrew Z. Colvin (Own work) [ CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( creativecommons.org ) or GFDL ( gnu.org )], via Wikimedia Commons

33. Almost there…

Almost there...
By Andrew Z. Colvin (Own work) [ CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( creativecommons.org ) or GFDL ( gnu.org )], via Wikimedia Commons

34. And here it is. Here's everything in the observable universe, and here's your place in it. Just a tiny little ant in a giant jar.

And here it is.                                                    Here's everything in                                                    the observable                                                    universe, and here's                                                    your place in it. Just                                                    a tiny little ant in a                                                    giant jar.
By Andrew Z. Colvin (Own work) [ CC-BY-SA-3.0 ( creativecommons.org ) or GFDL ( gnu.org )], via Wikimedia Commons

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 


 


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