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deethson Cosmography of the local universe highlights structures of local galaxies

There's also an accompanying paper with the technical details at http://arxiv.org/pdf/1306.0091v1.pdf.

deethson Huge asteroid passing near earth has its own moon

Also interesting to note that 16% of large space rocks are binary or triple systems...

deethson New research suggests complex animals evolved more than once

DNA analysis of comb jellies indicate their nerve and muscle systems don't match any other known organisms-- they don't seem to have evolved from sponges like every other animal.

deethson Today is World Backup Day

To point out the old adage: "Amateurs backup. Pros recover." While backup day is a great reminder for folks, "make sure your backup can actually recover" day seems like the one more people would benefit from.

deethson The Suppliers Behind Apple, Inc.

Great visualization!

It's mind blowing that these suppliers represent over a million people within Apple's supply chain: http://www.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/labor-and-human-...