Scientists release biggest 2D map of the universe

 (newscenter.lbl.gov)

52 points | by NKosmatos 1 hour ago

8 comments

  • doodlebugging 26 minutes ago
    That's impressive. Though I think there's too much space on this plane. I'm wondering whether it is actually a 2D view since it obviously isn't planar.

    To paraphrase Samuel L Jackson - "I have had it with this m'f'ing space on a plane! Everybody strap in I'm about to open some f'in' windows."

    Proceeds to crank open an array of telescopes to get another 3D perspective of a 4D universe so we can project it onto our 2D viewing devices as if that were reality.

  • Towaway69 11 minutes ago
    I wonder how many of the red points/stars are black hole stars[1]

    [1] https://news.mit.edu/2026/astronomers-discover-brand-new-typ...

  • cwmoore 37 minutes ago
    Not this data, but from nearby 3D star map with rotations:

    https://www.ouruboroi.com/moire3

  • br0ceph 20 hours ago
    is there anyway to download the entire map, and play with it locally
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  • fercircularbuf 17 hours ago
    Wow, this is humbling
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    • sambapa 16 minutes ago
      In what ways? Galaxies are just fat fucks, they don't do no philosophy, play piano or shitpost.
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      • Towaway69 8 minutes ago
        If you squint, look at just the right portion, at just the right zoom level, the stars line up and spell out "thanks for all the fish".
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        • sambapa 1 minute ago
          Hm, that's a good thing to consider - are there portions of the sky in which stars align into a coherent text?
  • therobot24 21 hours ago
    make sure you watch the youtube video embedded in the website, it adds some real perspective of just how massive this is
  • zuzululu 14 minutes ago
    why is there so many weird flat lines is that an artifact?

    this is fascinating wish there was a 360 VR version of this

    truly immense scale