2MASS Redshift Survey (2MRS) with 3-D distribution aggressively surface-smoothed. Image credit: Harvard University

Think you can always find yourself on a map? You might struggle with the 2MASS Redshift Survey map from Harvard as shown above. That might be because it shows everything within 380-million light years of us and took the collective work of a network of astronomers 10 years to compile. To find out where we fit in, see this larger model from Caltech.

Also in space right now is the New Horizons spacecraft which has captured the first images of Pluto and captured the world’s imagination with these puzzling dark spots. Check the NASA blog to keep posted.

You may have seen the incredible amount of junk that’s presently orbiting Earth before. But have you seen it in real time, with interactivity and 3D capabilities like the site that Gizmodo discovered? What’s more, it was created by an 18 year old at the awesome URL of stuffin.space.

Back on Earth, but still in the atmosphere, Maps Mania published a post on “Aurorasaurus,” which surprisingly isn’t a new type of dinosaur, but rather a crowd sourced reference map of where the auroras (or northern lights) have been spotted lately. Don’t miss next time the southern lights appear in Aus/NZ!

Sometimes Maps Mania post too many great things in a week, and we need to share more than one with you. Those into cycling should check out The Tour De France street view tour. Those who aren’t into it… just check it out anyway for that scenery!

While here in Australia we can’t fly drones anywhere near airports, over in Mexico they just fly right over them. This article on Fusion explores how and why “Mexico is getting high on drones.”

Many people love golf, but I’d say even more people are starting to see the sport for the land hungry beast it is. In Japan they’re reclaiming the land occupied by golf courses for solar farms, and according to QZ, the idea is catching on.

VIDEO: Another day, another drone fail. Watch this guy fly his UAV straight into his own head.