The Known Universe by AMNH

The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010.

Data: Digital Universe, American Museum of Natural History
http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/universe/

Visualization Software: Uniview by SCISS

Director: Carter Emmart
Curator: Ben R. Oppenheimer
Producer: Michael Hoffman
Executive Producer: Ro Kinzler
Co-Executive Producer: Martin Brauen
Manager, Digital Universe Atlas: Brian Abbott

Music: Suke Cerulo

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Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• space
• universe
• stars
• solar system
• ben oppenheimer
• Carter Emmart
• amnh
• natural history
• hayden planetarium
• known universe

[nickinsydney]

Wow. Scientific discovery is so amazing, that even in 6 minutes, the universe as we know it can be shown in a way that we can almost relate to. And there's bits we don't know and understand yet!

With all that, it amazes me that people still prefer to think that someone/thing created it. On a whim. Just for humans. Is this not wonder enough in itself?!

[eujeeves]

please someone invent warp travel so we can leave the idiots on earth behind...

[astrophonix]

@im1greatman If intelligence occurs on average around one star in a trillion, then the nearest technological species to us could be in another galaxy millions of light years away, so we will never know of each other's existence. Which is probably just as well. Look at how badly we treated less developed races here and that's with the same species.

[im1greatman]

At one time people thought the planet was flat. We on the other hand realize the scope of our galaxy & known galaxies in the universe. With all that is out there, it is clearly impossible for us to be alone.  We will have contact, its only a matter of when it comes out to the public, officially.

[RANDYTORRES91]

I saw this video *stoned* a while back. After seeing this video it made me realize we are not alone out there. I just hope I'm still alive by the time we come into contact with other beings

[diegolabrada]

Interesting ;D IMAGINE for a second that the universe isn't real, that is a dream that never happened and we are trapped here believing that what we see, touch, smell is real.Imagine that you are the dreamer now, that the universe is your projection, that every single part the universe is you. That the only thing that exist is you. YOU are the creator. You just can't remember it. you decided to forget that. Would you continue judging others and attacking others knowing that they are you?

[M40A3Fatal]

Relaxing :)

[ChickenWings103]

@inspiredartist2391 Sorry. My brother writ that as a joke comment, sorry for wasting your time. The Universe really is fascinating, and it's too bad we won't be around to witness future discoveries and such, which I doubt will happen in our lifetimes with our current technology. Looking into the 'Multiverse' theory aswell... anyway, thanks for replying xD

[inspiredartist2391]

@ChickenWings103 Sure you haven't mixed it up with Mars, which does happen to be known as "the red planet"? I've never heard Earth called that in my life. haha

[inspiredartist2391]

@nickinsydney I would not say that all of this was created "just for humans", per se. Scripture tells us that God created the world and the universe for His glory, as the chief end of man is to glorify God, not the other way around. This is merely our current habitat, and it will be ages before we are able to go beyond our own galaxy. It's entirely likely that this was all created, but I don't think it was all made for us. Regardless, the universe is magnificent, is it not??

[ChickenWings103]

wy is earth nown as the red planet is not even red lol

[nickinsydney]

@wafflecopter2142 Hmm. There's this thing called "logic" that is really useful. So god isn't huge, isn't outside the universe, yet is powerful enough to have created it, and must have existed before it, but is also part of it rather than it being part of him to make him a size you can comprehend. Right... Got that.

And as to middle easterners making up stuff? Well, that hasn't changed - many in the world make up stuff and people believe it, just count the number of religions there are...