This Incredible Map Shows Every Single Known Bright Object In Deep Space

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One version of the all-sky survey. Each spot is a different, energetic object in deep space. Boller et al./Astronomy & Astrophysics

Astronomers are always on the hunt for bright lights flaring up in the dark reaches of space, whether they are titanic stellar explosions or two black holes catastrophically merging into one. With this in mind, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany have released a new all-sky survey.