Monday, April 7, 2014

You're Hurtling Through Space at Over a Million Miles an Hour


Remember that animation making the rounds on the internet some months back, the one that depicted "the true orbit of the planets" as a mesmerizing vortex? 

The animation, while beautiful, was decidedly unscientific. Featured above is a more accurate animation, served up with a hearty helping of exposition from Mika McKinnon.


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