Posted Apr 21, 2013 | Original Source: Stephen Wildish

Awesome.

Posted Apr 18, 2013 | Original Source: Mr. Dalliard

Another chart about the different ways time travel is portrayed in movies. Unlike the previous one, this one includes examples.

Posted Apr 9, 2013 | Original Source: Ron Miller

What if the other planets were as close as the moon?

Posted Apr 5, 2013 | Original Source: Rhys Taylor

The little spiral galaxy in the center of this image is our own. But as you can see from this chart, galaxies come in other shapes and sizes too, many of which are much larger than the Milky Way. Click for a better view:

Posted Apr 4, 2013 | By Matt Baker (email)

All the scheming and maneuvering on HBO’s Game of Thrones sure makes for a great story. But real life history is just as interesting. This soon-to-be-published poster by the Chart Geek plots the English monarchy all the way from Alfred the Great to Will & Kate’s expected child. It also shows connections to other key monarchs, including every king and queen reigning in Europe today. Here’s a low-res preview:

And here’s a close-up of a small portion of this massive 24×36″ chart:

Unfortunately, the poster is not quite ready for purchase yet as I’m waiting for Will & Kate’s baby to be born. As soon as that happens (in July?), the name will be included, the poster will be printed, and you will be able to buy it on Amazon for $25 + free shipping (comes rolled in a cardboard mailing tube). To receive notification when it’s ready, enter your email below or like our Facebook page. We will not use your address for any other purpose other than to send you a single reminder sometime in July.

Posted Apr 4, 2013 | Original Source: NASA

The following images are from a 1967 chart by NASA outlining the original step-by-step plan for the Apollo moon landings. There’s something about the colors and fonts used in the 60′s that I absolutely love:

And here’s the whole thing. You can click on it to download the full-sized version:

Posted Apr 2, 2013 | Original Source: Richard Kruse

I just came across Richard Kruse’s excellent website, historicspacecraft.com which has drawings and size comparisons for just about every space probe and spacecraft ever to explore our solar system.

Posted Mar 27, 2013 | Original Source: G-UYS

As a single dad, I appreciate this chart. And with the US Supreme Court starting to hear the big marriage equality cases, it is also quite timely. It points out that there is really only one family setup that is truly “weird” :)

Posted Mar 12, 2013 | Original Source: Shana Siegel

Not all sci-fi movies use the same rules of time travel. For example, the Back to the Future trilogy is based on the idea of multiple timelines, whereas Twelve Monkeys is based on the idea of a single loop that cannot be changed. This chart lays out the various theories. Click for a better view:

Posted Feb 28, 2013 | Original Source: Space.com

Yesterday, billionaire Dennis Tito (known for being the first ever space tourist) announced plans to send one man and one woman (preferably married) to Mars in 2018 via his Inspiration Mars Foundation. It would be a fly-by and return mission, not a landing, and his choice of a married man and woman boils down to the fact that he wants both sexes to represent humanity on this important mission, plus it’s a rather looooong trip to Mars, and, um, well, you figure it out…