The new map of the Universe for the first time displays the coverage of the entire known cosmos with extreme accuracy.
Created by astronomers at Johns Hopkins University based on data collected over two decades using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the map provides an opportunity to get acquainted with data previously available only to scientists.
“As a child, I was very inspired by astronomical images, stars, nebulae and galaxies, and now it’s our time to create a new type of images to inspire people,” says the creator of the map, Bryce Menard. “Astrophysicists around the world have been analyzing this data for many years, which has led to thousands of scientific papers and discoveries. But no one has taken the time to create a beautiful, scientifically accurate and accessible map for people who are not scientists. Our goal here is to show everyone what the universe really looks like.”