A team of astronomers at Johns Hopkins University has designed an interactive universe map that is shaped like a pizza. Illustrating 200,000 galaxies, the map is quite comprehensive, impressive, and “represents the entire Milky Way in one tiny pixel.”
The astronomers used the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known as “the largest, most detailed astronomical survey that has ever existed,” as a starting point for this universe map. The pizza-shaped map of the universe visualizes a combination of 15 years of data collecting. While the map represents the entire cosmos, the final image “shows a fraction of the observable universe to increase legibility.” The astronomers at Johns Hopkins University were able to achieve this by enlisting 3D artist and designer Nikita Shtarkman.
Image Credit: B. Ménard & N. Shtarkman/Johns Hopkins University
