Magnifying The Universe: Interactive Journey from the Smallest Particles to the Largest Galaxies

Zoom in and out for fun, or stop and read, the choice is yours. We take you from the smallest known things in the universe, all the way out to the farthest reaches of space.

Use the slider or your scroll wheel to begin your journey. Click any item for more information. Have fun!

Inch

2.54m^-2

Centimeter

1.00m^-2

Coffee Bean

1.20m^-2 by 0.80m^-2

Grasshopper

5.00m^-2 body length

Monarch Butterfly

1.00m^-1 body length

Bull Frog

1.50m^-1 body length

Great Horned Owl

6.90m^-1 tall

Foot

0.30m⁰

Meter

1.00m⁰

Kodiak Bear

3m tall

Adam and Eve

1.83m &
1.67m tall

Giraffe

6.1m tall

African Elephant

4m tall

Reticulated Python

8.7m long

Tyrannosaurus Rex

12.8m long

Apatosaurus

23m long

Acrocanthosaurus

11.5m long

Sauroposeidon

10m long

Blue Whale

30m long

Statue of Liberty

Ground to torch is 93m. Statue itself is 46m

10m

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To explore the size of our universe, scroll in the tool viewport or drag the slider!

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