Nasa releases images of entire universe (pics) (mind = blown)

[Dhboy]

http://apps.********.com/theguardian...pes=news.reads

The Fermi paradox, named for the physicist Enrico Fermi, goes something like this: given how big and old the universe apparently is, there is bound to be alien life out there somewhere. But given that the universe is so big and so old, if there's alien life out there, why haven't we earthlings encountered it yet? The experiment certainly has run its course for long enough now.

Right click view image to see the full 5500 x 2700 image



explanation of some of the galaxies/magnetic clouds

[rotatoo]

a pretty picture but what does it actually teach us

[Armstrongha]

Because we are superior to any other life out their

Semi srs

[superdunkaroos]

a pretty picture but what does it actually teach us

The Grandeur of the Almighty, the watchmaker.

[rotatoo]

So cmon what can we learn.. Where is our position in the universe? How fast are we receeding away from other things? (its 320k/second if you look at the microwave background doppler dipole btw)... What is its shape?? Pretty pictures without any facts behind them is not science, but masturbation

The Grandeur of the Almighty, the watchmaker.

looks like a waste of space TBH. Ive seen better storage solutions in IKEA

[Deltrap]

Even if aliens exist in this moment and time in another galaxy, there is no way for them to reach us unless they perfect worm hole technology.

[DUKENUK3M]

New desktop wallpaper

thanks

[SynapticCleft]

Were the scientist who named the galaxies lacking any imagination? Why leave a galaxy named "M 81" or "M82", they could have put something hilarious instead.

[Stillflexin]

Were the scientist who named the galaxies lacking any imagination? Why leave a galaxy named "M 81" or "M82", they could have put something hilarious instead.

The Dip**** Galaxy

[Dhboy]

Were the scientist who named the galaxies lacking any imagination? Why leave a galaxy named "M 81" or "M82", they could have put something hilarious instead.

So in a thousand years when we can learn space travel we don't have to travel to galaxy Lisa ann creampie.

[Labello]

So....whats outside of the picture?

[Exenith]

Yeah bro this is totally the entire universe and not just the currently observable part of it

[loilfad08]

ya Allah this is beautiful

[Dhboy]

Yeah bro this is totally the entire universe and not just the currently observable part of it

This was only posted on a news website, most people don't even know the difference between the observable universe and the unobservable universe. (dark matter etc)

[BizarreToe]

who was phone?

[MiKey4]

a pretty picture but what does it actually teach us

Quite a lot ... for one thing it's evidence for the Copernican principle that the universe is isotropic (looks the same in every direction, only looks different in that picture because it's a projection of a sphere into a screen and also because of the central galactic plane), also from it you can measure not only anisotropies but different length scales, from that you can narrow down cosmological parameters such as the curvature, which gives you info about the Big Bang.

It's probably the most informative photograph ever taken in the history of mankind.

[NJP_MAN]

[adolfhitler69]

interesting fact:

the observable universe (13.7billion light years radius), compared to the estimated scope of the entire universe

is the same ratio (estimated) as the nucleus of an atom, compared to the observable universe

mind = blown

something like 10^50 light years across as a conservative value, possibly closer to 10^100

[CobberRuss]

interesting fact:

the observable universe (13.7billion light years radius), compared to the estimated scope of the entire universe

is the same ratio (estimated) as the nucleus of an atom, compared to the observable universe

mind = blown

something like 10^50 light years across as a conservative value, possibly closer to 10^100

whatttttt

[Acebren]

interesting fact:

the observable universe (13.7billion light years radius), compared to the estimated scope of the entire universe

is the same ratio (estimated) as the nucleus of an atom, compared to the observable universe

mind = blown

something like 10^50 light years across as a conservative value, possibly closer to 10^100

what ... is this true?

[MiKey4]

interesting fact:

the observable universe (13.7billion light years radius), compared to the estimated scope of the entire universe

is the same ratio (estimated) as the nucleus of an atom, compared to the observable universe

mind = blown

something like 10^50 light years across as a conservative value, possibly closer to 10^100

I'd ask for a source but then I saw your username.

Think for a sec... if the observable universe is defined as the area bounded by the limit of what we can observe, how can we possibly know what's outside that to make such a deduction? I don't even need science to disprove you, just logic.

[nick187]

Why are the edges black ?

Is that where the universe ends and we enter another realm ?

[Xhesi]

i hate the fact i will never be alive to see further exploration of the universe, FFKK

[SELCOUTH]

Just because we havent came in direct contact doesnt mean that extraterrestrials havent been here. If they can travel here they will have technology beyond your wildest dreams and have the means to stay cloaked/invisible etc

If they are a a million years ahead of us or even a 100,000 years ahead what makes you think they would want to show themselves to a dumb tribal warfare race such as us? gotta lulz at people thinking that humans are some kind of divine beings in the universe.

[Dhboy]

interesting fact:

the observable universe (13.7billion light years radius), compared to the estimated scope of the entire universe

is the same ratio (estimated) as the nucleus of an atom, compared to the observable universe

mind = blown

something like 10^50 light years across as a conservative value, possibly closer to 10^100

This makes sense....

How can we observe the UNobservable universe?

lols.

[BetaBro]

i'm incredulous that is more than just a fraction of the universe. i don't think any human being can even begin to comprehend how big the universe really is

[Dhboy]

Why are the edges black ?

Is that where the universe ends and we enter another realm ?

stuff we haven't mapped yet.

Unobservable universe.

Light from there hasn't even reached us yet since the big bang occured / dark energy (matter)

[Stillflexin]

interesting fact:

the observable universe (13.7billion light years radius), compared to the estimated scope of the entire universe

is the same ratio (estimated) as the nucleus of an atom, compared to the observable universe

mind = blown

something like 10^50 light years across as a conservative value, possibly closer to 10^100

So what if we are actually inside a marle like on Men in Black?

Mind=blown

[mrcolorblind]

interesting fact:

the observable universe (13.7billion light years radius), compared to the estimated scope of the entire universe

is the same ratio (estimated) as the nucleus of an atom, compared to the observable universe

mind = blown

something like 10^50 light years across as a conservative value, possibly closer to 10^100

fractals

[nick187]

stuff we haven't mapped yet.

Unobservable universe.

Light from there hasn't even reached us yet since the big bang occured / dark energy (matter)

That makes me moist.