Artistic illustration of the known Universe š
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Surrounding the Solar System are the inner and outer planets, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, Alpha Centauri star, Perseus Arm, Milky Way galaxy, Andromeda galaxy, other nearby galaxies, the cosmic web, cosmic microwave radiation, and invisible plasma produced by the Big Bang at the edges.
The artist Pablo Carlos Budassi created this image. It is based on logarithmic maps of the Universe put together by Princeton University researchers, as well as images produced by NASA based on observations made by their telescopes and roving spacecraft.
Celestial bodies are enlarged to appreciate their shapes.ā
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Image Credit: @pablocarlosbudassi
