I find it ironic that the darkest thing I have seen in my entire life is...
an online map of our Solar System - to scale. All available models give a very, very wrong idea about what it really is.
Why do people love Outer Space? Because they imagine it naively. Because they have no idea what it really is.
Type "Solar System" into Google and you will see the generic, misleading model. Huge, colorful planets, right next to each other, on elliptical orbits around the Sun. Type "Outer Space" for similar results. Colorful nebulas, gradients and lots of flashy stuff on black background.
In reality? More bleakness than a single post may cover. Space is empty, cold, hostile and ruthless. We, on Earth, are more fragile and spoiled than celebrities' children. Not even close to be adapted to its environment.
If we are to abandon Earth and survive, we must act quickly. But will it ever be possible for us to reach other stars and planetary systems? It seems improbable. The fact that we may be doomed to extinct in our cradle deserves a black metal album.
This is not an aesthetic conversion of depression to music. This is science and the destination of mankind in the hundrerds of years to come.
This model will give you a clue about at least distances and proportions out there. I recommend you to enter "the speed of light mode" to see how extremely limited we are in terms of navigation. Mind this is just Solar System. Interstellar distances? Thousands times larger and emptier...
Model:
joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html
Text:
www.facebook.com/ColdWombDescent/posts/496806450450198
VSauce video on that:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD08CuUi_Ek