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more about #solarsystem more comments → Don't Make Me Ang Lee. You wouldn't like me when I'm Ang Lee.: sending this off to the print shop tomorrow - this'll look great in my classroom! more » twophrasebark: This doesn't show any of the Stargate missions. more » Ruthless, If you let me: Mysterious black box: I wonder what was censored above Pioneer 10 & below Ganymede in the lower right corner? Must be an alien space station. more » acrobatic rabbit: a graphic designer's orgasm. thanks io9! more » LittleDragon: That is a beautiful map. Would love to have a giant version on my wall. more » Janglesatwest: Only 200 missions in 50 years? Why does it seem that number should be higher? That's not hit against NASA and others, they really are making the mot o... more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: "First craft to approach Uranus." TEEHEEHEE! I wonder if Johann Bode saw all this schoolboy humor coming? more » TemporalSword: That's pretty cool. more » Belabras: I love the map. Just wish the page displayed it bigger. more » TheAlmanac: Sorry, guys, but Vulcan orbits 40 Eridani A, not Epsilon Eridani. Nice try, though. more » snowcrash: does anyone have a larger image above 'The Rough Guide to Epsilon Eridani' cover, amazing image. would like that on my desktop. just can't beat a sun ... more » Burke: I'm just wondering if I'll see a man on Mars in my lifetime, let alone in another galaxy... And we need more new B5 DVD's! more » -
#chartporn
50 Years, 200 Missions, One Enormous Map
Have trouble keeping track of the nearly 200 past and current missions to explore our solar system and beyond? National Geographic's elegant infographic displays 50 years of space exploration in a colorful map of our planetary neighbors. More » -
#spaceporn
Just In Case You Didn't Realize How Big Jupiter Was...
This is a picture of Jupiter's moon Io floating over the planet's clouds, to remind you how freaking huge Jupiter is. Io is the same size as our own moon. To celebrate the battle of Jupiter's Red Spots, in which the original Daddy Red seems to be in the process of eating the other two, the Boston Globe posted a set of the greatest Jupiter photos of all time, from NASA. Click through for a few of our favorites, including some truly spooky views of Europa and Io. More » -
#specialeffects
Sunshine Should Be Burning Up the Oscars
The Academy's shortlist for visual effects awards hit the web yesterday, and Sunshine isn't anywhere to be found. If you want to see why this is such a travesty, then head out and pick up a copy on DVD today. We know all of you didn't see it, and it flew under the radar for a lot of people out there, so we'll wait here patiently while you pick one up or add it to the old Netflix queue. Or you can click through to see our analysis of how special effects in the actual nominees compare to the stunning Sunshine. More » -
