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Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - The New Horizons spacecraft near Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it reached in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7 - foot (2.1 - meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away

Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - The New Horizons spacecraft near Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it reached in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7 - foot (2.1 - meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away

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New Horizons closest approach to Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft flies into the shadow of dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons will be traveling at a velocity relative to Pluto of 30,800 mph, far too fast for it to enter orbit around and become a satellite of Pluto. Instead after passing Pluto, New Horizons will continue farther into the Kuiper belt searching for other objects with diameters of 30 to 60 miles. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communicati

New Horizons closest approach to Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft flies into the shadow of dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons will be traveling at a velocity relative to Pluto of 30,800 mph, far too fast for it to enter orbit around and become a satellite of Pluto. Instead after passing Pluto, New Horizons will continue farther into the Kuiper belt searching for other objects with diameters of 30 to 60 miles. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communicati

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Life on an Exoplanet - Crater lake with alien flora - Artist's view of a water-filled impact crater on an Earth-like extrasolar planet. Plant life developed there. In the sky shines a second sun accompanied by a moon near. Alien flora flourishes in an impact crater filled with liquid water on an earthlike planet. A distant second sun and nearby moon make an ethereal appearance near the horizon

Life on an Exoplanet - Crater lake with alien flora - Artist's view of a water-filled impact crater on an Earth-like extrasolar planet. Plant life developed there. In the sky shines a second sun accompanied by a moon near. Alien flora flourishes in an impact crater filled with liquid water on an earthlike planet. A distant second sun and nearby moon make an ethereal appearance near the horizon

Walter B Myers

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Forest on an exoplanet - Alien Blue Rainforest - Artist's view of an extrasolar planet where plant life is very different from that we know on Earth. Artwork showing vegetal life on an exoplanet

Forest on an exoplanet - Alien Blue Rainforest - Artist's view of an extrasolar planet where plant life is very different from that we know on Earth. Artwork showing vegetal life on an exoplanet

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Representation of World, illustration

Representation of World, illustration

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Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled in October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere.

Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled in October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere.

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Forest on an exoplanet - Alien Blue Rainforest - Artist's view of an extrasolar planet where plant life is very different from that we know on Earth. Artwork showing vegetal life on an exoplanet

Forest on an exoplanet - Alien Blue Rainforest - Artist's view of an extrasolar planet where plant life is very different from that we know on Earth. Artwork showing vegetal life on an exoplanet

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The Dawn probe near Ceres - Artist's view - Dawn approaches Ceres - Artist view of the Dawn probe near the dwarf planet Ceres. In February 2015 the unmanned Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the dwarf planet Ceres. The 65 foot long, 2.5 ton probe was launched from the Earth in 2007, passed March in 2009, and went into orbit around the protoplanet Vesta in July 2011 where it stayed until September 2012. Once in orbit around Ceres, Dawn is expected to operate for about a year making observations of this largest object in the asteroid belt. In this image Dawn's three xenon electrostatic ion thrusters can be seen emitting ionized xenon's characteristic blue/magenta glow, gently propelling the probe toward Ceres. While the ion engines have relatively low specific thrust (about equal to the weight of a few sheets of paper), they can operate continuously for long periods making efficient use of the approximately 1,000 pounds of xenon propellant onboard. The wing - like solar arrays pr

The Dawn probe near Ceres - Artist's view - Dawn approaches Ceres - Artist view of the Dawn probe near the dwarf planet Ceres. In February 2015 the unmanned Dawn spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the dwarf planet Ceres. The 65 foot long, 2.5 ton probe was launched from the Earth in 2007, passed March in 2009, and went into orbit around the protoplanet Vesta in July 2011 where it stayed until September 2012. Once in orbit around Ceres, Dawn is expected to operate for about a year making observations of this largest object in the asteroid belt. In this image Dawn's three xenon electrostatic ion thrusters can be seen emitting ionized xenon's characteristic blue/magenta glow, gently propelling the probe toward Ceres. While the ion engines have relatively low specific thrust (about equal to the weight of a few sheets of paper), they can operate continuously for long periods making efficient use of the approximately 1,000 pounds of xenon propellant onboard. The wing - like solar arrays pr

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Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled in October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the Mercury Surface and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercury Magnetosphere.

Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled in October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the Mercury Surface and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercury Magnetosphere.

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Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled for October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere.

Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled for October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere.

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One of Jupiter's small satellites - Illustration - Small outer moon of Jupiter

One of Jupiter's small satellites - Illustration - Small outer moon of Jupiter

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Venus Surface - Artist View - Venus from ground level - Artist view - A visit to Venus 'surface would reveal a wasteland of vast proportions. While Venus is nearly as large as the Earth, it has over three times the land mass (most of the Earth's surface is under water). The conditions are so dry and hostile to life as we know it the surface of Venus is likely as sterile as an autoclave. Venus' surface is actually hotter than Mercury's, despite being nearly twice as far from the Sun. It is so hot that the stony venusian ground itself may be slightly plastic and emit a red glow at night. The closest the Earth comes to matching this combination of extreme pressure and temperature is in the realm of deep undersea volcanic vents

Venus Surface - Artist View - Venus from ground level - Artist view - A visit to Venus 'surface would reveal a wasteland of vast proportions. While Venus is nearly as large as the Earth, it has over three times the land mass (most of the Earth's surface is under water). The conditions are so dry and hostile to life as we know it the surface of Venus is likely as sterile as an autoclave. Venus' surface is actually hotter than Mercury's, despite being nearly twice as far from the Sun. It is so hot that the stony venusian ground itself may be slightly plastic and emit a red glow at night. The closest the Earth comes to matching this combination of extreme pressure and temperature is in the realm of deep undersea volcanic vents

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Artist view of the Exoplanete Gliese 581c - Artwork of exoplanet Gliese 581c - Artist view of the Exoplanete Gliese 581c. Gliese 581c, with a radius of 1.5 times that of the Earth, is the first exoplanet gathering the necessary elements to imagine the existence of a possible extra-terrestrial life. In April 2007 the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland announced the discovery of a “super - earth”” extrasolar planet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581. Dubbed Gliese 581 c, it's been called a super - earth because it is one of the few known extrasolar planets that has a mass near Earth's, and the only one to occupy its sun's “” habitable zone.”” This image of a rocky and variegated Gliese 581 c with an atmosphere and clouds is purely speculative

Artist view of the Exoplanete Gliese 581c - Artwork of exoplanet Gliese 581c - Artist view of the Exoplanete Gliese 581c. Gliese 581c, with a radius of 1.5 times that of the Earth, is the first exoplanet gathering the necessary elements to imagine the existence of a possible extra-terrestrial life. In April 2007 the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland announced the discovery of a “super - earth”” extrasolar planet orbiting the red dwarf star Gliese 581. Dubbed Gliese 581 c, it's been called a super - earth because it is one of the few known extrasolar planets that has a mass near Earth's, and the only one to occupy its sun's “” habitable zone.”” This image of a rocky and variegated Gliese 581 c with an atmosphere and clouds is purely speculative

Walter B Myers

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Life on an Exoplanet: View of an alien life artist on the surface of an exoplanet orbiting a M3 star. Extraterrestrial life on an exoplanet orbiting a M3 flaring star

Life on an Exoplanet: View of an alien life artist on the surface of an exoplanet orbiting a M3 star. Extraterrestrial life on an exoplanet orbiting a M3 flaring star

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Life on an Exoplanet: View of an alien life artist on the surface of an exoplanet orbiting a G-type star. Extraterrestrial life on an exoplanet orbiting a G-type star

Life on an Exoplanet: View of an alien life artist on the surface of an exoplanet orbiting a G-type star. Extraterrestrial life on an exoplanet orbiting a G-type star

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Planetary system around the star HD 69830 - Planetary System Around HD 69830 - Artist's view of three planets orbiting around the star HD 69830. This planetary system is the first detects around a star similar to the Sun that contains several planets whose mass is less than that of Jupiter. It seems that this system also has an asteroid belt. Using the ultra - precise HARPS spectrograph on Eso's 3.6 - m telescope at La Silla (Chile), a team of European astronomers have discovered that a nearby star is host to three Neptune - mass planets. The innermost planet is most likely rocky, while the outermost is the first known Neptune - mass planet to reside in the habitable zone. This unique system is likely further enriched by an asteroid belt. This view portaits a point of view inside the asteroid belt, which is assumed here to lie between the two outermost planets

Planetary system around the star HD 69830 - Planetary System Around HD 69830 - Artist's view of three planets orbiting around the star HD 69830. This planetary system is the first detects around a star similar to the Sun that contains several planets whose mass is less than that of Jupiter. It seems that this system also has an asteroid belt. Using the ultra - precise HARPS spectrograph on Eso's 3.6 - m telescope at La Silla (Chile), a team of European astronomers have discovered that a nearby star is host to three Neptune - mass planets. The innermost planet is most likely rocky, while the outermost is the first known Neptune - mass planet to reside in the habitable zone. This unique system is likely further enriched by an asteroid belt. This view portaits a point of view inside the asteroid belt, which is assumed here to lie between the two outermost planets

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Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - New Horizons over Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft approaches dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 15,000 miles from Pluto (upper right), 27,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (lower left) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. This side of the spacecraft on the left can be seen the Visibl

Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - New Horizons over Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft approaches dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 15,000 miles from Pluto (upper right), 27,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (lower left) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. This side of the spacecraft on the left can be seen the Visibl

Walter B Myers

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Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - New Horizons over Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft over dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 10,000 miles from Pluto (upper right), 22,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (upper left) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. Dominating this side of the spacecraft with an 8 inch aperture is th

Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - New Horizons over Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft over dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 10,000 miles from Pluto (upper right), 22,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (upper left) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. Dominating this side of the spacecraft with an 8 inch aperture is th

Walter B Myers

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March: Iani Chaos - Mars: Iani Chaos - The region of Iani Chaos on Mars. Image obtained by the Mars Express probe. Iani Chaos on Mars, an area where Light Toned Deposits, or LTD, are known to be present. An analysis of data and images from Mars Express suggests that several LTD, some of the least understood structures on Mars, were formed when large amounts of groundwater burst on to the surface. Scientists propose that groundwater had a greater role in shaping the martian surface than previously believed, and may have sheltered primitive life forms as the planet started drying up. This image was obtained with the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft

March: Iani Chaos - Mars: Iani Chaos - The region of Iani Chaos on Mars. Image obtained by the Mars Express probe. Iani Chaos on Mars, an area where Light Toned Deposits, or LTD, are known to be present. An analysis of data and images from Mars Express suggests that several LTD, some of the least understood structures on Mars, were formed when large amounts of groundwater burst on to the surface. Scientists propose that groundwater had a greater role in shaping the martian surface than previously believed, and may have sheltered primitive life forms as the planet started drying up. This image was obtained with the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft

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Jupiter seen from his satellite S/2003 J 2 - Illustration - Jupiter seen from S/2003 J 2: S/2003 J 2 is a Jupiter satellite, the farthest from the planet we know

Jupiter seen from his satellite S/2003 J 2 - Illustration - Jupiter seen from S/2003 J 2: S/2003 J 2 is a Jupiter satellite, the farthest from the planet we know

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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La formation d'un système solaire - Vue d'artiste - A solar system formation - artist view - Vue d'artiste de planets en formation dans le disque de gaz et des dusts (disque protoplanetaire) autour de les toile. Illustration of protoplanets growing inside a protoplanetary disc

La formation d'un système solaire - Vue d'artiste - A solar system formation - artist view - Vue d'artiste de planets en formation dans le disque de gaz et des dusts (disque protoplanetaire) autour de les toile. Illustration of protoplanets growing inside a protoplanetary disc

Steven Hobbs

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Position of the exoplanet Gliese 581b - Position of the exoplanet Gliese 581b - Trace of the constellation Libra with surrounded, the position of the exoplanet Gliese 581b. Down the picture, the bright star is Antares in the Scorpio. The exoplanet Gliese 581c was discovered by the team of astronomer Michel Mayor using the Harps spectrometer installed on the 3.6 m telescope of the observatory of La Silla. The Libra constellation with the exoplanet Gliese 581b circled

Position of the exoplanet Gliese 581b - Position of the exoplanet Gliese 581b - Trace of the constellation Libra with surrounded, the position of the exoplanet Gliese 581b. Down the picture, the bright star is Antares in the Scorpio. The exoplanet Gliese 581c was discovered by the team of astronomer Michel Mayor using the Harps spectrometer installed on the 3.6 m telescope of the observatory of La Silla. The Libra constellation with the exoplanet Gliese 581b circled

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La Terre et l'exoplanete Gliese 581c - Earth and Gliese 581 c compared - Artist's view of the exoplanete Gliese 581c compared to the Earth. Gliese 581c, with a radius of 1.5 times that of the Earth, is the first exoplanet gathering the necessary elements to imagine the existence of a possible extra-terrestrial life. Gliese 581 c is believed to be about five times more massive than the Earth with a diameter about half - again as large as Earth's. Depending upon the planet's composition, whether mostly rock or a combination of rock a water, a visitor would experience a surface gravity between 1.25 to 2.2 times the Earth's. Gliese 581 c is about 20 light years away, a “” next door neighbor”” in stellar terms, but far beyond the reach of human visitors with today's technology. This image of a rocky and variegated Gliese 581 c with an atmosphere and clouds is purely speculative

La Terre et l'exoplanete Gliese 581c - Earth and Gliese 581 c compared - Artist's view of the exoplanete Gliese 581c compared to the Earth. Gliese 581c, with a radius of 1.5 times that of the Earth, is the first exoplanet gathering the necessary elements to imagine the existence of a possible extra-terrestrial life. Gliese 581 c is believed to be about five times more massive than the Earth with a diameter about half - again as large as Earth's. Depending upon the planet's composition, whether mostly rock or a combination of rock a water, a visitor would experience a surface gravity between 1.25 to 2.2 times the Earth's. Gliese 581 c is about 20 light years away, a “” next door neighbor”” in stellar terms, but far beyond the reach of human visitors with today's technology. This image of a rocky and variegated Gliese 581 c with an atmosphere and clouds is purely speculative

Walter B Myers

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Venus at dusk - Venus rises - The planet Venus in the glow of dusk. January 1, 2015. The bright planet Venus after sunset

Venus at dusk - Venus rises - The planet Venus in the glow of dusk. January 1, 2015. The bright planet Venus after sunset

Sebastian Voltmer

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Saturn seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn seen by Cassini - Saturn seen by the Cassini probe on 22 August 2008 at a distance of 1.2 million km from the planet. The Cassini spacecraft looks toward the sunlit face of Saturn's rings, whose shadows continue to slide southward on the planet toward their temporary disappearance during equinox in August 2009. This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 3 degrees below the ringplane. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft wide - angle camera on Aug. 22, 2008 at a distance of approximately 1.2 million kilometers (728,000 miles) from Saturn. Image scale is 66 kilometers (41 miles) per pixel

Saturn seen by the Cassini probe - Saturn seen by Cassini - Saturn seen by the Cassini probe on 22 August 2008 at a distance of 1.2 million km from the planet. The Cassini spacecraft looks toward the sunlit face of Saturn's rings, whose shadows continue to slide southward on the planet toward their temporary disappearance during equinox in August 2009. This view looks toward the sunlit side of the rings from about 3 degrees below the ringplane. Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft wide - angle camera on Aug. 22, 2008 at a distance of approximately 1.2 million kilometers (728,000 miles) from Saturn. Image scale is 66 kilometers (41 miles) per pixel

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Exoplanete around a neutron star - Neutron Star Planet - Illustration

Exoplanete around a neutron star - Neutron Star Planet - Illustration

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Voyager and Exoplanets Probe - Voyager entering an alien solar system Artist's view showing one of the probes approaching another solar system

Voyager and Exoplanets Probe - Voyager entering an alien solar system Artist's view showing one of the probes approaching another solar system

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - The New Horizons spacecraft near Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7 - foot (2.1 - meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away

Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - The New Horizons spacecraft near Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7 - foot (2.1 - meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away

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Dawn and Vesta and Ceres - Artist's concept of the Dawn spacecraft with Vesta and Ceres - Artist's view of the Dawn probe near the Vesta asteroid and the dwarf planet Ceres Artist's concept of the Dawn spacecraft with Vesta and Ceres. Dawn, part of Nasa's Discovery Program of competitively selected missions, was launched in 2007 to orbit the large asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres. The two bodies have very different properties from each other. By observing them both with the same set of instruments, Dawn will probe the early solar system and specify the properties of each body

Dawn and Vesta and Ceres - Artist's concept of the Dawn spacecraft with Vesta and Ceres - Artist's view of the Dawn probe near the Vesta asteroid and the dwarf planet Ceres Artist's concept of the Dawn spacecraft with Vesta and Ceres. Dawn, part of Nasa's Discovery Program of competitively selected missions, was launched in 2007 to orbit the large asteroid Vesta and the dwarf planet Ceres. The two bodies have very different properties from each other. By observing them both with the same set of instruments, Dawn will probe the early solar system and specify the properties of each body

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New Horizons near Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft flies by dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 11,000 miles from Pluto (lower left), 23,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (upper right) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. While little is known about Pluto's appearance, here this Kuiper belt dwarf planet is realized as a frozen world cove

New Horizons near Pluto and Charon - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Nasa's New Horizons unmanned spacecraft flies by dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon. New Horizons has been en route to Pluto since its launch from Earth in 2006 and is scheduled to make its closest approach on 14 July 2015. New Horizons is about the size and shape of a grand piano and weighed 1,054 pounds at launch. The high - gain dish antenna is about 7 feet in diameter and is employed for communication with the Earth. In this image the New Horizons spacecraft is about 11,000 miles from Pluto (lower left), 23,000 miles from its largest moon Charon (upper right) and 2.97 billion miles from the Earth. While little is known about Pluto's appearance, here this Kuiper belt dwarf planet is realized as a frozen world cove

Walter B Myers

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Earth-type exoplanete around Centauri Proxima - Artist's impression of the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri: Artist's view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting around the red dwarf star Proxima of Centauri, the closest star to the solar system. Proxima b is slightly more massive than the Earth, orbit in habitable areas where the temperature would allow the presence of liquid water on its surface. This artist's impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface

Earth-type exoplanete around Centauri Proxima - Artist's impression of the planet orbiting Proxima Centauri: Artist's view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting around the red dwarf star Proxima of Centauri, the closest star to the solar system. Proxima b is slightly more massive than the Earth, orbit in habitable areas where the temperature would allow the presence of liquid water on its surface. This artist's impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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From Earth to Moon, then March -Illustration - Aurora program - Illustration - Aurora Programme is part of Europe's strategy for space, endorsed by the European Union Council of Research and the ESA Council in 2001. The objective of the Aurora is first to formulate and then to implement a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of solar system, with Mars, the Moon and the asteroids as the most likely targets

From Earth to Moon, then March -Illustration - Aurora program - Illustration - Aurora Programme is part of Europe's strategy for space, endorsed by the European Union Council of Research and the ESA Council in 2001. The objective of the Aurora is first to formulate and then to implement a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of solar system, with Mars, the Moon and the asteroids as the most likely targets

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Comparison between the Earth, Ceres and the Moon - Ceres, Earth, & Earth's Moon compared - Comparison at the scale of the size of the Earth, the dwarf planet Ceres and the Moon. Ceres, the most massive object in the asteroid belt, is only 950 km in diameter. While Ceres is the most massive single object in the asteroid belt, it is yet quite small when compared with the Earth and moon

Comparison between the Earth, Ceres and the Moon - Ceres, Earth, & Earth's Moon compared - Comparison at the scale of the size of the Earth, the dwarf planet Ceres and the Moon. Ceres, the most massive object in the asteroid belt, is only 950 km in diameter. While Ceres is the most massive single object in the asteroid belt, it is yet quite small when compared with the Earth and moon

Walter B Myers

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Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled in October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere.

Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled in October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere.

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La planete Neuf - Illustration - Planet Nine - Artwork: Vue d'artiste de la planete Neuf. The Ninth Planet is a hypothetical planet of the Solar System indirectly recorded, the existence of which is suggested by observing the orbits of several transneptunian objects. This planet would be gaseous, similar to Uranus or Neptune. A hypothetical planet in the outer reaches of the solar system orbits more than 700 times farther from the sun than earth does. A Super-earth, with an estimated mass of 10 Earths (approximately 5,000 times the mass of Pluto), a diameter two to four times that of Earth, and a highly elliptical orbit with an orbital period of approximately 15,000 years, the planet is shown as a ringed ice giant whose night side is illuminated by lightning and aurorae powered by galactic cosmic rays.

La planete Neuf - Illustration - Planet Nine - Artwork: Vue d'artiste de la planete Neuf. The Ninth Planet is a hypothetical planet of the Solar System indirectly recorded, the existence of which is suggested by observing the orbits of several transneptunian objects. This planet would be gaseous, similar to Uranus or Neptune. A hypothetical planet in the outer reaches of the solar system orbits more than 700 times farther from the sun than earth does. A Super-earth, with an estimated mass of 10 Earths (approximately 5,000 times the mass of Pluto), a diameter two to four times that of Earth, and a highly elliptical orbit with an orbital period of approximately 15,000 years, the planet is shown as a ringed ice giant whose night side is illuminated by lightning and aurorae powered by galactic cosmic rays.

Dixon, Don (b.1951)

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Dwarf planets - Dwarf planets Ceres, Pluto, and Eris compared - Comparison at the scale of dwarf planets. From left to right are represented Ceres, Pluto and Eris. Ceres was elevated from asteroid to the status of dwarf planet in 2006 when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reviewed Pluto's status as the solar system's 9th planet. Pluto was subsequently demoted to dwarf planet. In this image, from left to right are the dwarf planets Ceres, Pluto, and Eris. Eris was discovered in 2003 and is now the largest of the known dwarf planets. It is believed to be slightly more massive than Pluto and follows a highly eccentric orbit that alternately brings it as close as the orbits of Neptune and Pluto and as far as over twice Pluto's furthest distance from the Sun. It was the discovery of Eris that prompted the re-evaluation of Pluto as a planet

Dwarf planets - Dwarf planets Ceres, Pluto, and Eris compared - Comparison at the scale of dwarf planets. From left to right are represented Ceres, Pluto and Eris. Ceres was elevated from asteroid to the status of dwarf planet in 2006 when the International Astronomical Union (IAU) reviewed Pluto's status as the solar system's 9th planet. Pluto was subsequently demoted to dwarf planet. In this image, from left to right are the dwarf planets Ceres, Pluto, and Eris. Eris was discovered in 2003 and is now the largest of the known dwarf planets. It is believed to be slightly more massive than Pluto and follows a highly eccentric orbit that alternately brings it as close as the orbits of Neptune and Pluto and as far as over twice Pluto's furthest distance from the Sun. It was the discovery of Eris that prompted the re-evaluation of Pluto as a planet

Walter B Myers

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Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled in October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere.

Bepicolombo will be a mission to explore the planet Mercury, carried out jointly by the Japanese Space Agency and the European Space Agency. Its launch is scheduled in October 2018, to reach Mercure in 2025. Two probes form the Bepicolombo mission, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO), which will perform a complete mapping of the surface of Mercury, and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), which will study the Mercurian magnetosphere.

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Conjunction Venus Neptune - Venus close to Neptune - On December 27, 2008, Venus and Neptune were in conjunction 1.5* each other in the northwest portion of the constellation of Capricorn. Venus's magnitude was -4.3 and Neptune's magnitude was 8, a luminosite ratio of almost one hundred thousand times. The weakest stars visible in the image are thirteenth magnitude, one hundred times less brilliant than Neptune. Conjunction Venus Neptune on December 27, 2008 in the constellation of Capricornus

Conjunction Venus Neptune - Venus close to Neptune - On December 27, 2008, Venus and Neptune were in conjunction 1.5* each other in the northwest portion of the constellation of Capricorn. Venus's magnitude was -4.3 and Neptune's magnitude was 8, a luminosite ratio of almost one hundred thousand times. The weakest stars visible in the image are thirteenth magnitude, one hundred times less brilliant than Neptune. Conjunction Venus Neptune on December 27, 2008 in the constellation of Capricornus

G. Cannat

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From Earth to Moon, then March -Illustration - Aurora program - Illustration - Aurora Programme is part of Europe's strategy for space, endorsed by the European Union Council of Research and the ESA Council in 2001. The objective of the Aurora is first to formulate and then to implement a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of solar system, with Mars, the Moon and the asteroids as the most likely targets

From Earth to Moon, then March -Illustration - Aurora program - Illustration - Aurora Programme is part of Europe's strategy for space, endorsed by the European Union Council of Research and the ESA Council in 2001. The objective of the Aurora is first to formulate and then to implement a European long-term plan for the robotic and human exploration of solar system, with Mars, the Moon and the asteroids as the most likely targets

P. Carril

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Martian base - Illustration - Martian base - Illustratio

Martian base - Illustration - Martian base - Illustratio

S. Numazawa

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The ISON comet near March - 10/2013 - The ISON comet passes near the planet Mars on October 19, 2013. Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) and planet Mars on October 19 2013

The ISON comet near March - 10/2013 - The ISON comet passes near the planet Mars on October 19, 2013. Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) and planet Mars on October 19 2013

Sebastian Voltmer

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City on Mars-Illustration - City on Mars - Illustratio

City on Mars-Illustration - City on Mars - Illustratio

S. Numazawa

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ExoMars rover and orbiter - Artist's view of the TGO probe (Trace Gas Orbiter) of the European ExoMars 2016 mission that will relay the communications of the Exomars 2020 rover. Artist's impression of the ExoMars 2020 rover (foreground), surface science platform (background) and the Trace Gas Orbiter (top). Not to scale

ExoMars rover and orbiter - Artist's view of the TGO probe (Trace Gas Orbiter) of the European ExoMars 2016 mission that will relay the communications of the Exomars 2020 rover. Artist's impression of the ExoMars 2020 rover (foreground), surface science platform (background) and the Trace Gas Orbiter (top). Not to scale

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Sun seen from Mercury - Artist's view - Sun seen from Mercury: From the surface of Mercury, the Sun appears three times larger and considerably brighter than on Earth - Sun is three times larger and considerably brighter and whiter in Mercury's airless sky

Sun seen from Mercury - Artist's view - Sun seen from Mercury: From the surface of Mercury, the Sun appears three times larger and considerably brighter than on Earth - Sun is three times larger and considerably brighter and whiter in Mercury's airless sky

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Surface de Mercure - Artist View - Pit-like features on Mercury

Surface de Mercure - Artist View - Pit-like features on Mercury

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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In the rings of Saturn - Illustration - Saturn Ring Particles - Artist view - Artist view of the countless ice particles that make up Saturn's rings. A view from the interior of the rings of Saturn reveals some of the innumerable ice particles which make them up

In the rings of Saturn - Illustration - Saturn Ring Particles - Artist view - Artist view of the countless ice particles that make up Saturn's rings. A view from the interior of the rings of Saturn reveals some of the innumerable ice particles which make them up

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ExoMars rover - Artist's view - Artist's view of the rover of the European mission ExoMars 2020. Artist's impression of the ExoMars rover and surface platform on the surface of Mars. The 2020 mission of the ExoMars programme will deliver a European rover and a Russian surface platform to the surface of Mars. A Proton rocket will be used to launch the mission, which will arrive at Mars after a nine-month journey. The rover will travel across the martian surface to search for signs of life. It will collect samples with a drill and analyse them in its onboard laboratory. ExoMars 2020 will be the first mission to combine the capability to move across the surface and to study Mars at depth. The surface platform, which is the responsibility of Roscosmos and the Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI), will remain stationary and will investigate the surface environment at the landing site. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, part of the 2016 ExoMars mission, will support comm

ExoMars rover - Artist's view - Artist's view of the rover of the European mission ExoMars 2020. Artist's impression of the ExoMars rover and surface platform on the surface of Mars. The 2020 mission of the ExoMars programme will deliver a European rover and a Russian surface platform to the surface of Mars. A Proton rocket will be used to launch the mission, which will arrive at Mars after a nine-month journey. The rover will travel across the martian surface to search for signs of life. It will collect samples with a drill and analyse them in its onboard laboratory. ExoMars 2020 will be the first mission to combine the capability to move across the surface and to study Mars at depth. The surface platform, which is the responsibility of Roscosmos and the Space Research Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI), will remain stationary and will investigate the surface environment at the landing site. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter, part of the 2016 ExoMars mission, will support comm

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Mars - Illustration - Artist's view of Mars Planet. This detailed artist's view of the planet Mars, based on high-resolution spacecraft imaging, reveals some of the many craters that cover much of its surface

Mars - Illustration - Artist's view of Mars Planet. This detailed artist's view of the planet Mars, based on high-resolution spacecraft imaging, reveals some of the many craters that cover much of its surface

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Mission ExoMars 2016 - Artist view - ExoMars Mission - Artist view: Artist view of the European mission ExoMars 2016 with the separation of the Shiaparelli landing module from the TGO probe (Trace Gas Orbiter). TGO has been in orbit around Mars since October 19, 2016. The Schiaparelli module was lost after separation. Artist's impression depicting the separation of the ExoMars 2016 entry, descent and landing demonstrator module, named Schiaparelli, from the Trace Gas Orbiter, and heading for Mars. TGO was launched on March 14 2016 with Schiaparelli. TGO orbits March since October 19 2016. Schiaparelli was lost after separation. TGO searches for evidence of methane and other atmospheric gases that could be signatures of active biological or geological processes on Mars. TGO will also serve as a communications relay for the rover and surface science platform that will be launched in 2020

Mission ExoMars 2016 - Artist view - ExoMars Mission - Artist view: Artist view of the European mission ExoMars 2016 with the separation of the Shiaparelli landing module from the TGO probe (Trace Gas Orbiter). TGO has been in orbit around Mars since October 19, 2016. The Schiaparelli module was lost after separation. Artist's impression depicting the separation of the ExoMars 2016 entry, descent and landing demonstrator module, named Schiaparelli, from the Trace Gas Orbiter, and heading for Mars. TGO was launched on March 14 2016 with Schiaparelli. TGO orbits March since October 19 2016. Schiaparelli was lost after separation. TGO searches for evidence of methane and other atmospheric gases that could be signatures of active biological or geological processes on Mars. TGO will also serve as a communications relay for the rover and surface science platform that will be launched in 2020

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Venus Crescent - Crescent Venus - The planet Venus in crescent seen in broad daylight March 31, 2009. Crescent Venus shimmers in the daytime afternoon sky due to poor seeing conditions. This image was taken on March 31, 2009 just 4 days after inferior conjunction. The planet was at magnitude, - 4.1, and subtended an angle of 58.7 arc seconds, with a phase of 0.014, at an elongation of 9.9 degrees from the Sun

Venus Crescent - Crescent Venus - The planet Venus in crescent seen in broad daylight March 31, 2009. Crescent Venus shimmers in the daytime afternoon sky due to poor seeing conditions. This image was taken on March 31, 2009 just 4 days after inferior conjunction. The planet was at magnitude, - 4.1, and subtended an angle of 58.7 arc seconds, with a phase of 0.014, at an elongation of 9.9 degrees from the Sun

Jerry Lodriguss

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Futuristic advertising poster for tourism on Kepler-16 b - Illustration - Futuristic Advert for tourism on Kepler-16 b - Illustration: Advertising promoting tourism on Kepler-16 b. This exoplanet is orbiting in the habitable area of the Starsystem Kepler-16 (AB), an Algol-type binary star located at a distance of about 200 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Swan. An astronaut could contemplate a double sunset. Like Luke Skywalker's planet “” Tatooine””” in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. Described here as a terrestrial planet, Kepler-16b might also be a gas giant like Saturn. Prospects for life on this unusual world aren't good, as it has a temperature similar to that of dry ice. But the discovery indicates that the movie's iconic double-sunset is anything but science fiction.

Futuristic advertising poster for tourism on Kepler-16 b - Illustration - Futuristic Advert for tourism on Kepler-16 b - Illustration: Advertising promoting tourism on Kepler-16 b. This exoplanet is orbiting in the habitable area of the Starsystem Kepler-16 (AB), an Algol-type binary star located at a distance of about 200 light years from the Sun in the constellation of Swan. An astronaut could contemplate a double sunset. Like Luke Skywalker's planet “” Tatooine””” in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. Described here as a terrestrial planet, Kepler-16b might also be a gas giant like Saturn. Prospects for life on this unusual world aren't good, as it has a temperature similar to that of dry ice. But the discovery indicates that the movie's iconic double-sunset is anything but science fiction.

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Astronomy - Illustration - Astronomy - Artwork - Artist's view evoking astronomy. Artistic view illustrating the astronomy

Astronomy - Illustration - Astronomy - Artwork - Artist's view evoking astronomy. Artistic view illustrating the astronomy

D. Ducros

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Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - The New Horizons spacecraft near Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7 - foot (2.1 - meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away

Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto - The New Horizons spacecraft near Pluto - Artist's view of the New Horizons probe near Pluto and its largest satellite Charon. The New Horizons probe was launched on 19 January 2006 to Jupiter, then Pluto and Charon, which it will reach in 2015 and Kuiper's objects in 2020. Artist's concept of the New Horizons spacecraft as it approaches Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, in July 2015. The craft's miniature cameras, radio science experiment, ultraviolet and infrared spectrometers and space plasma experiments will characterize the global geology and geomorphology of Pluto and Charon, map their surface compositions and temperatures, and examine Pluto's atmosphere in detail. The spacecraft's most prominent design feature is a nearly 7 - foot (2.1 - meter) dish antenna, through which it will communicate with Earth from as far as 4.7 billion miles (7.5 billion kilometers) away

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Mars with water - Artist's view - Martian river delta, past and present: Illustration showing a delta on Mars at the time when water was present and today. Region of 14 km by 19 km located near the crater Holden. The image on the right is a mosaic of images obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe between August 2000 and September 2003

Mars with water - Artist's view - Martian river delta, past and present: Illustration showing a delta on Mars at the time when water was present and today. Region of 14 km by 19 km located near the crater Holden. The image on the right is a mosaic of images obtained by the Mars Global Surveyor probe between August 2000 and September 2003

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Pioneer Venus orbiter - Artist view - Pioneer Venus orbiter - Artist view - The Pioneer Venus Project was a NASA space exploration mission to Venus launched in 1978. It consisted of two separate probes, one to study Venus from its orbit (Pioneer Venus Orbiter) and the other to analyze the atmosphere of the planet through 4 atmospheric probes (Pioneer Venus Multiprobe). An artist concept of the orbiter approaching Venus is shown here

Pioneer Venus orbiter - Artist view - Pioneer Venus orbiter - Artist view - The Pioneer Venus Project was a NASA space exploration mission to Venus launched in 1978. It consisted of two separate probes, one to study Venus from its orbit (Pioneer Venus Orbiter) and the other to analyze the atmosphere of the planet through 4 atmospheric probes (Pioneer Venus Multiprobe). An artist concept of the orbiter approaching Venus is shown here

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Uranus - Illustration - The planet Uranus and its system of rings. This image suggests how Uranus might look from a position in space several hundred thousand miles above its south pole. Like Saturn and Jupiter, Uranus is a Gas Giant, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium gases surrounding a relatively small, dense core of molten rock and metal. Its bluish color is due to the presence of methane in its upper atmosphere. Also like Saturn and Jupiter, Uranus has rings. However Uranus' rings are over three orders of magnitude dimmer than Saturn's; where Saturn's rings are almost white, Uranus' rings are more like the color of charcoal. Uranus 'rings are so dim that they went undetected from 1781, when the English astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus through a telescope, until 1977 when astronomers watched as a star passing behind Uranus appeared to blink several times, caused by the ten rings surrounding the planet. One bizarre aspect of Uranus is that its axis of rotatio

Uranus - Illustration - The planet Uranus and its system of rings. This image suggests how Uranus might look from a position in space several hundred thousand miles above its south pole. Like Saturn and Jupiter, Uranus is a Gas Giant, composed primarily of hydrogen and helium gases surrounding a relatively small, dense core of molten rock and metal. Its bluish color is due to the presence of methane in its upper atmosphere. Also like Saturn and Jupiter, Uranus has rings. However Uranus' rings are over three orders of magnitude dimmer than Saturn's; where Saturn's rings are almost white, Uranus' rings are more like the color of charcoal. Uranus 'rings are so dim that they went undetected from 1781, when the English astronomer William Herschel first observed Uranus through a telescope, until 1977 when astronomers watched as a star passing behind Uranus appeared to blink several times, caused by the ten rings surrounding the planet. One bizarre aspect of Uranus is that its axis of rotatio

Walter B Myers

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Space station in orbit - Illustration - Space station in orbit - Illustratio

Space station in orbit - Illustration - Space station in orbit - Illustratio

S. Numazawa

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August 24, 2016: Artist's view of the surface of Planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima of Centaur, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB is visible at the top right of the star Proxima. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth, orbit in habitable area where the temperature would allow the presence of liquid water on its surface - This artist's impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image to the upper-right of Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface

August 24, 2016: Artist's view of the surface of Planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima of Centaur, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB is visible at the top right of the star Proxima. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth, orbit in habitable area where the temperature would allow the presence of liquid water on its surface - This artist's impression shows a view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image to the upper-right of Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface

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August 24, 2016: Artist's view of Planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima of Centaur, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB is visible between the planet and the star Proxima. Proxima b is a little more massive than Earth, orbit in habitable area or temperature would allow the presence of liquid water on its surface - This artist's impression shows the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image between the planet and Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface

August 24, 2016: Artist's view of Planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima of Centaur, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB is visible between the planet and the star Proxima. Proxima b is a little more massive than Earth, orbit in habitable area or temperature would allow the presence of liquid water on its surface - This artist's impression shows the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Solar System. The double star Alpha Centauri AB also appears in the image between the planet and Proxima itself. Proxima b is a little more massive than the Earth and orbits in the habitable zone around Proxima Centauri, where the temperature is suitable for liquid water to exist on its surface

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Martian dunes in summer - Mars: Summer view of Dunes: Detail on dunes near the northern polar cap of Mars in summer. Image obtained by the HIRISE camera of the Mars Reconnaissance probe orbiter on 1 September 2008. HIRISE is a 50 cm telescope that observes visible and near infrared. This dune field formed near the base of the North Polar cap. Dunes require a source of loose particulate material to form. The source of the northern dune fields around the polar cap may be from the layers of dusty ice that are eroded by strong polar winds. This image was taken during the Martian northern summer, so there is no frost present on the dunes. The dunes closest to the base of the polar cap are long and parallel, indicating strong winds from the direction of the cap. As they get farther away from the polar cap, they start to form more crescent shaped dunes, called barchan dunes. Repeated observations by HiRise of dunes like these show measurable changes in some locations. This discovery adds to t

Martian dunes in summer - Mars: Summer view of Dunes: Detail on dunes near the northern polar cap of Mars in summer. Image obtained by the HIRISE camera of the Mars Reconnaissance probe orbiter on 1 September 2008. HIRISE is a 50 cm telescope that observes visible and near infrared. This dune field formed near the base of the North Polar cap. Dunes require a source of loose particulate material to form. The source of the northern dune fields around the polar cap may be from the layers of dusty ice that are eroded by strong polar winds. This image was taken during the Martian northern summer, so there is no frost present on the dunes. The dunes closest to the base of the polar cap are long and parallel, indicating strong winds from the direction of the cap. As they get farther away from the polar cap, they start to form more crescent shaped dunes, called barchan dunes. Repeated observations by HiRise of dunes like these show measurable changes in some locations. This discovery adds to t

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