For the last 12 years, Carter Emmart has been coordinating the efforts of scientists, artists and programmers to build a complete 3D visualization of our known universe. He demos this stunning tour and explains how it's being shared with facilities around the world. We wondered what had happened to Michael Bolton!
We thought that the video above would be very well complemented by Carl Sagan's legendary oratory from his series The Cosmos. Below you can watch and listen to Sagan's 'Pale Blue Dot'.
"For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love." - Carl Sagan
Another view of the Digital Universe from the Hayden Planetarium. You can download their Digital Atlas to run on your own computer here.
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