Did you know that our Universe has over a hundred billion galaxies with each galaxy having billions of stars. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way is located in a supercluster of thousands of galaxies called Virgo Supercluster and the observable universe is estimated to contain 10 million of such supercluster.
Talking of astronomical numbers:
- Diameter of our universe is estimated to be 28.5 gigaparsecs or 93 billion light-years!
- Our nearest galaxy is the Andromeda Galaxy is about 2 million light years
- Nearest star from our Sun is Alpha Centauri is about 4.3 light-years from Earth
- The edge of our own solar system is 143.73 billion km from the Sun
- And earth is merely 149.6 million km from the sun and the nearest celestial body our Moon is only 384,400 km
National Geographic Maps has a great collection of maps & posters published over the years with lot of such interesting details and pictures from our universe, the solar system, planets and the moon. They not only inspire ideas and thoughts but are great decor pieces to put on your wall or gift to someone.
Map Poster of the Universe
Can you imagine how our galaxy looks like? Does it actually look like a warped spiral or appears more like a silhouette surrounded by its stars, gas, and dust? Some interesting views of our universe, the stars above and our galaxy the Milky Way.
- The Universe
- Universe: Vast and Expanding
- Milky Way: Earth’s Galactic Home
- The Milky Way
- Heavens & Star Chart
- Northern Sky: Charting the Heavens
- Southern Sky: Charting the Heavens
- The Sky Wall Map
Our solar system & planets
Our Solar System was formed around 4.6 billion years ago out of the collapse of a dense cloud composed of dust and gases. The eight planets, comets, asteroids, meteoroids and moons. Which planets form the inner and outer solar systems? Find out more interesting facts about the solar system’s genesis, plus its planets, moons, and asteroids with a classic space map posters.
- Solar System: The Sun’s Neighborhood
- The Solar System
- Solar System Wall Map
- Exploring Space Weather
- New Views of Our Sun, Cool to Hot
- Destination Mars
- Dusty Face of Mars
- Mars Revealed, A New Look at Forces That Shape the Desert Planet
- Mars: Exploring the Red Planet
- Saturn
Our Earth and the Moon
There is more to explore when the sun goes down. A popular poster from the National Geographic is ‘Earth at Night’ that shows the global view of our planet at night! The magnificent poster is composed of more than 400 satellite imageries. View some more interesting ones of our own planet from the skies above.
Space maps & posters at MapTrove good looking and full of interesting facts about the cosmos. Composed in high-definition are wonderful wall art pieces and can be ordered in distinct layouts, and finishing options including paper, matte plastic, matte plastic with rails and lamination.