The Known Universe

The Big Bang

What if the Apollo spacecraft where the size of one pixel?

Mori does the math based on a Great picture that Drew Olbrich (which makes a pretty killer desktop background) put together.

via: Metafilter

Hubble Ultra Deep Field With 3d Animation

This alone is why NASA should never face budget cuts…

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Switch-on success for superscope

Seven radio telescopes around the UK have been linked with optical fibres, allowing scientists to probe deeper into the Universe than ever before.
BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Switch-on success for superscope.

Flowing Barchan Sand Dunes on Mars

Flowing Barchan Sand Dunes on Mars.
It looks like a B&W pic of water running off a dirty windshield