It’s that time of year when people take stock of their lives and ponder things done right, and choices gone horribly awry. I prefer to forgo that and consider something a little more “spacey”.

The Known Universe is a short film made by American Museum of Natural History and takes you on a trip from the roof of the world to the edge of the known universe, and back again. Sit down, relax, and enjoy the ride.

Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world’s most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History.

See it in HD on YouTube.

[via Metafilter]