Boom, planets everywhere. |
You might be wondering what my Kepler kick is all about.
Well just lookie-here at this Chartasaurus Rex and tell me it isn't blowing your mind yet:
New planets are dots. What is the big blue one? Death-Star?? Click to read more! |
No?
Fine, here is a direct link to the charticle. It has bigger pictures and also sounds and other shiny stuff:
Fine, here is a direct link to the charticle. It has bigger pictures and also sounds and other shiny stuff:
In short, a very clever man decided to represent Kepler's findings using a visual charting system. It flows seamlessly in the animation, and is available in high definition (*fwooosh*). One of those spinning dots could have once harbored the invasion force of bug-eyed aliens about to drop-ship on your lawn.
Credit to the ever-vigilant Deborah Beale for finding this article. I stumbled onto it via her twitter. You should follow her and her husband, the great Tad Williams, and vote for their dog's poetry (he is GOOD. What?)
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