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NASA's Kepler mission confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b, 2000

NASA's Kepler mission confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b, 2000

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Life on an exoplanet: View of an alien life artist on the surface of an exoplanet. Extraterrestrial life on an exoplanet

Life on an exoplanet: View of an alien life artist on the surface of an exoplanet. Extraterrestrial life on an exoplanet

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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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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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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Exoplanete Kepler - 62f - Kepler - 62f is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler - 62, a star located about 1200 years from the Solar System in the constellation Lyra. Kepler - 62f is a super Earth located in the living area of its star. In this illustration, the bright star on the right of the planet is Kepler - 62nd. This artist's concept depicts in the foreground planet Kepler - 62f, a super - Earth - size planet in the habitable zone of its star which is seen peeking out from behind the right edge of the planet. The small shining object farther to the right is Kepler - 62e which orbits on the inner edge of the habitable zone of the star. If someday in the distant future we landed on the right spot on Kepler - 62f, just before “” sunrise”” we'd be treated to a lovely view of Kepler - 62e as a “” morning star”” much like Venus often appears for us on Earth

Exoplanete Kepler - 62f - Kepler - 62f is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler - 62, a star located about 1200 years from the Solar System in the constellation Lyra. Kepler - 62f is a super Earth located in the living area of its star. In this illustration, the bright star on the right of the planet is Kepler - 62nd. This artist's concept depicts in the foreground planet Kepler - 62f, a super - Earth - size planet in the habitable zone of its star which is seen peeking out from behind the right edge of the planet. The small shining object farther to the right is Kepler - 62e which orbits on the inner edge of the habitable zone of the star. If someday in the distant future we landed on the right spot on Kepler - 62f, just before “” sunrise”” we'd be treated to a lovely view of Kepler - 62e as a “” morning star”” much like Venus often appears for us on Earth

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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

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 Planet Proxima b orbiting around the red dwarf star Proxima of Centauri, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB is visible at the top right of the image. 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 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. 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 Planet Proxima b orbiting around the red dwarf star Proxima of Centauri, the closest star to the solar system. The double star Alpha Centauri AB is visible at the top right of the image. 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 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. 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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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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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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Artist's view of the exoplanet Gliese 581c - Artwork of exoplanet Gliese 581c: The star Gliese 581 seen from the surface 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 alien 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.””

Artist's view of the exoplanet Gliese 581c - Artwork of exoplanet Gliese 581c: The star Gliese 581 seen from the surface 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 alien 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.””

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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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. Here, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO) orbiting Mercury.

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. Here, the Mercury Planet Orbiter (DFO) orbiting Mercury.

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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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Surface de Mercure - Artist view - Mercury scarp

Surface de Mercure - Artist view - Mercury scarp

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Mars - Volcano Olympus Mons - Olympus Mons volcano on Mars - Image made from black and white photos obtained by Viking probes. This image shows Olympus Mons, a volcano 600 km in diameter and 27 km high. This painting, based on a mosaic of black - and - white Viking Orbiter images of Olympus Mons, shows the volcano's flanks and complex caldera above thin clouds of water ice

Mars - Volcano Olympus Mons - Olympus Mons volcano on Mars - Image made from black and white photos obtained by Viking probes. This image shows Olympus Mons, a volcano 600 km in diameter and 27 km high. This painting, based on a mosaic of black - and - white Viking Orbiter images of Olympus Mons, shows the volcano's flanks and complex caldera above thin clouds of water ice

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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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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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Gl 581c: discovery of a habitable planet - Gl 581c: discovery of an habitable planet - Artist's view of the exoplanet 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. From its surface, its star, about 100 times less bright than our Sun, must be large in the sky because of its proximity to the planet. 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.”” 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 combin

Gl 581c: discovery of a habitable planet - Gl 581c: discovery of an habitable planet - Artist's view of the exoplanet 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. From its surface, its star, about 100 times less bright than our Sun, must be large in the sky because of its proximity to the planet. 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.”” 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 combin

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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Jupiter - Illustration - Jupiter is surrounded by a system of very dark rings composed of dust removed from some of its satellites. This system consists of a main ring, located between the Metis and Adrastee satellites, then rings very held in the orbits of the Amalthee and Thebe satellites. This is how Jupiter might look from a position in space just beneath the plane of Jupiter's Main ring. Jupiter's Main ring is believed to be composed of dust and debris from meteoroid impacts with Jupiter's tiny innermost satellites Metis and Adrastea. Jupiter hosts two other broader and more diffuse rings (too faint to be rendered here) which are believed to be generated and replenished by meteoroid impacts on the tiny satellites Thebe and Amalthea

Jupiter - Illustration - Jupiter is surrounded by a system of very dark rings composed of dust removed from some of its satellites. This system consists of a main ring, located between the Metis and Adrastee satellites, then rings very held in the orbits of the Amalthee and Thebe satellites. This is how Jupiter might look from a position in space just beneath the plane of Jupiter's Main ring. Jupiter's Main ring is believed to be composed of dust and debris from meteoroid impacts with Jupiter's tiny innermost satellites Metis and Adrastea. Jupiter hosts two other broader and more diffuse rings (too faint to be rendered here) which are believed to be generated and replenished by meteoroid impacts on the tiny satellites Thebe and Amalthea

Walter B Myers

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Jupiter Ring - Illustration - Jupiter Ring: Jupiter is surrounded by a system of very dark rings composed of dust torn from some of its satellites. This system consists of a main ring, located between the satellites Metis and Adrastee, then rings very held on the orbits of the satellites Amalthee and Thebe - Jupiter's Main ring is believed to be composed of dust and debris from meteoroid impacts with Jupiter's tiny innermost satellites Metis and Adrastea. Jupiter hosts two other broader and more diffuse rings which are believed to be generated and replenished by meteoroid impacts on the tiny satellites Thebe and Amalthea

Jupiter Ring - Illustration - Jupiter Ring: Jupiter is surrounded by a system of very dark rings composed of dust torn from some of its satellites. This system consists of a main ring, located between the satellites Metis and Adrastee, then rings very held on the orbits of the satellites Amalthee and Thebe - Jupiter's Main ring is believed to be composed of dust and debris from meteoroid impacts with Jupiter's tiny innermost satellites Metis and Adrastea. Jupiter hosts two other broader and more diffuse rings which are believed to be generated and replenished by meteoroid impacts on the tiny satellites Thebe and Amalthea

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Asteroid belts around the star Epsilon Eridani - Asteroid belts around Epsilon Eridani - Artist's view of the planetary system around the star Epsilon Eridani. This star is located 10 years from Earth. Observations made by the Spitzer space telescope in 2008 show that this system has two asteroid belts. An exoplanet had already been discovered around this star in 2000. This artist's conception shows the closest known planetary system to our own, called Epsilon Eridani. Observations from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope show that the system hosts two asteroid belts, in addition to previously identified candidate planets and an outer comet ring. Epsilon Eridani is located about 10 light - years away in the constellation Eridani. It is visible in the night skies with the naked eye. The system's inner asteroid belt appears as the yellowish ring around the star, while the outer asteroid belt is in the foreground. The outermost comet ring is too far out to be seen in this view, but comets orig

Asteroid belts around the star Epsilon Eridani - Asteroid belts around Epsilon Eridani - Artist's view of the planetary system around the star Epsilon Eridani. This star is located 10 years from Earth. Observations made by the Spitzer space telescope in 2008 show that this system has two asteroid belts. An exoplanet had already been discovered around this star in 2000. This artist's conception shows the closest known planetary system to our own, called Epsilon Eridani. Observations from Nasa's Spitzer Space Telescope show that the system hosts two asteroid belts, in addition to previously identified candidate planets and an outer comet ring. Epsilon Eridani is located about 10 light - years away in the constellation Eridani. It is visible in the night skies with the naked eye. The system's inner asteroid belt appears as the yellowish ring around the star, while the outer asteroid belt is in the foreground. The outermost comet ring is too far out to be seen in this view, but comets orig

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Exoplanete Gliese 581 d - Exoplanet Gliese 581 d: Artist's view of the star Gliese 581 in the sky of the extrasolar planet Gliese 581 d. This exoplanet is considered to be potentially habitable. Artist's impression of the star red dwarf Gliese 581 shining in the sky of the extrasolar planet Gliese 581 d. This exoplanet located in the habitable zone of its star could harbor extraterrestrial life

Exoplanete Gliese 581 d - Exoplanet Gliese 581 d: Artist's view of the star Gliese 581 in the sky of the extrasolar planet Gliese 581 d. This exoplanet is considered to be potentially habitable. Artist's impression of the star red dwarf Gliese 581 shining in the sky of the extrasolar planet Gliese 581 d. This exoplanet located in the habitable zone of its star could harbor extraterrestrial life

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 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. On his 7-year journey, the probe will pass twice near Venus.

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. On his 7-year journey, the probe will pass twice near Venus.

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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. Here, the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter is eject from the Mercury Planetary Orbiter.

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. Here, the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter is eject from the Mercury Planetary Orbiter.

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Travel lives to Mars -Illustration - Manned mission to Mars - Artist vie

Travel lives to Mars -Illustration - Manned mission to Mars - Artist vie

S. Numazawa

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Surface de Venus - Artist view - Venus landscape - Artist view

Surface de Venus - Artist view - Venus landscape - Artist view

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Surface de Venus - Artist view - Venus landscape - Artist view

Surface de Venus - Artist view - Venus landscape - Artist view

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Mission habitee vers Mars-View d'artiste - Manned mission to Mars - Artist vie

Mission habitee vers Mars-View d'artiste - Manned mission to Mars - Artist vie

S. Numazawa

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Artist's View of a Nova - Artwork of a nova shining above an exoplanet - A nova, a star that suddenly becomes extremely bright, seen from the surface of an exoplanet

Artist's View of a Nova - Artwork of a nova shining above an exoplanet - A nova, a star that suddenly becomes extremely bright, seen from the surface of an exoplanet

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Transit of Venus in front of the Sun 08/06/2004 - Transit of Venus. June 8, 2004 - Venus (black dot) passes in front of the Sun. This transit occurred on June 8, 2004. Venus's previous passage before the Sun dates back to 1882. Venus is visible as a black dot as it moves across the face of the Sun at 10:17:50 UT during the June 8, 2004 Transit of Venus. The last transit of Venus that was visible from Earth occurred in 1882, more than 121 years ago. This photo was taken with a special solar filter

Transit of Venus in front of the Sun 08/06/2004 - Transit of Venus. June 8, 2004 - Venus (black dot) passes in front of the Sun. This transit occurred on June 8, 2004. Venus's previous passage before the Sun dates back to 1882. Venus is visible as a black dot as it moves across the face of the Sun at 10:17:50 UT during the June 8, 2004 Transit of Venus. The last transit of Venus that was visible from Earth occurred in 1882, more than 121 years ago. This photo was taken with a special solar filter

Jerry Lodriguss

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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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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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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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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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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

Walter B Myers

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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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Saturn seen from a satellite Irregulier - Illustration: Irregular satellite of Saturn

Saturn seen from a satellite Irregulier - Illustration: Irregular satellite of Saturn

Miller, Ron (b.1947)

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Mars surface seen by the probe Mariner 6 - Mariner 6 closeup view of Martian craters - Martian crateres in Sinus Meridiani seen by the probe Mariner 6 in July 1969. Recolorized image. Mars craters in Sinus Meridiani seen by Mariner 6 in july 1969. Recolorized picture

Mars surface seen by the probe Mariner 6 - Mariner 6 closeup view of Martian craters - Martian crateres in Sinus Meridiani seen by the probe Mariner 6 in July 1969. Recolorized image. Mars craters in Sinus Meridiani seen by Mariner 6 in july 1969. Recolorized picture

Steven Hobbs

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Crater Bacolor on Mars - Bacolor Crater on planet Mars - View of the impact crater Bacolor obtained by the Mars Odyssey probe. It's an impact crater about 20 km in diameter. Bacolor Crater is a magnificent impact feature about 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide. The lines on the ejecta blanket surrounding the crater rim come from a surge of superheated gas and debris flying outward in the wake of the meteorite impact that made the crater. This view combines images taken during the period from September 2002 to October 2005 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on Nasa's Mars Odyssey orbiter. The pictured location on Mars is 33 degrees north latitude, 118.6 degrees east longitude

Crater Bacolor on Mars - Bacolor Crater on planet Mars - View of the impact crater Bacolor obtained by the Mars Odyssey probe. It's an impact crater about 20 km in diameter. Bacolor Crater is a magnificent impact feature about 20 kilometers (12 miles) wide. The lines on the ejecta blanket surrounding the crater rim come from a surge of superheated gas and debris flying outward in the wake of the meteorite impact that made the crater. This view combines images taken during the period from September 2002 to October 2005 by the Thermal Emission Imaging System instrument on Nasa's Mars Odyssey orbiter. The pictured location on Mars is 33 degrees north latitude, 118.6 degrees east longitude

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Transit from Venus in front of the Sun. 08/06/2004 - Venus Transit. 08/06/2004 - Seen with H-Alpha filter. Venus seen in front of Sun with a H-alpha filter

Transit from Venus in front of the Sun. 08/06/2004 - Venus Transit. 08/06/2004 - Seen with H-Alpha filter. Venus seen in front of Sun with a H-alpha filter

Stefan Seip

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Juno Probe - Artist's View - Juno Artist's Rendering - Artist's View of Juno Probe in orbit around Jupiter. Launch in 2011, the Juno probe will reach Jupiter in 2016. Launching from Earth in 2011, the Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. Juno will repeatedly dive between the planet and its intense belts of charged particle radiation, coming only 5,000 kilometers (about 3,000 miles) from the cloud tops at closest approach. Juno's primary goal is to improve our understanding of Jupiter's formation and evolution. The spacecraft will spend a year investigating the planet's origins, interior structure, deep atmosphere and magnetosphere. Juno's study of Jupiter will help us to understand the history of our own solar system and provide new insight into how planetary systems form and develop in our galaxy and beyond

Juno Probe - Artist's View - Juno Artist's Rendering - Artist's View of Juno Probe in orbit around Jupiter. Launch in 2011, the Juno probe will reach Jupiter in 2016. Launching from Earth in 2011, the Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. Juno will repeatedly dive between the planet and its intense belts of charged particle radiation, coming only 5,000 kilometers (about 3,000 miles) from the cloud tops at closest approach. Juno's primary goal is to improve our understanding of Jupiter's formation and evolution. The spacecraft will spend a year investigating the planet's origins, interior structure, deep atmosphere and magnetosphere. Juno's study of Jupiter will help us to understand the history of our own solar system and provide new insight into how planetary systems form and develop in our galaxy and beyond

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Representation of World, illustration

Representation of World, illustration

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Saturn seen by Voyager 1 - Saturn seen by Voyager 1 - The planet Saturn seen through its rings. Image obtained by the Voyager 1 probe on November 14, 1980. Saturn's limb seen through the veil of its rings by Voyager 1 on November 14, 1980

Saturn seen by Voyager 1 - Saturn seen by Voyager 1 - The planet Saturn seen through its rings. Image obtained by the Voyager 1 probe on November 14, 1980. Saturn's limb seen through the veil of its rings by Voyager 1 on November 14, 1980

Steven Hobbs

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Juno Probe - Artist's View - Juno Artist's Rendering - Artist's View of Juno Probe in orbit around Jupiter. Launch in 2011, the Juno probe will reach Jupiter in 2016. Launching from Earth in 2011, the Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. Juno will repeatedly dive between the planet and its intense belts of charged particle radiation, coming only 5,000 kilometers (about 3,000 miles) from the cloud tops at closest approach. Juno's primary goal is to improve our understanding of Jupiter's formation and evolution. The spacecraft will spend a year investigating the planet's origins, interior structure, deep atmosphere and magnetosphere. Juno's study of Jupiter will help us to understand the history of our own solar system and provide new insight into how planetary systems form and develop in our galaxy and beyond

Juno Probe - Artist's View - Juno Artist's Rendering - Artist's View of Juno Probe in orbit around Jupiter. Launch in 2011, the Juno probe will reach Jupiter in 2016. Launching from Earth in 2011, the Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. Juno will repeatedly dive between the planet and its intense belts of charged particle radiation, coming only 5,000 kilometers (about 3,000 miles) from the cloud tops at closest approach. Juno's primary goal is to improve our understanding of Jupiter's formation and evolution. The spacecraft will spend a year investigating the planet's origins, interior structure, deep atmosphere and magnetosphere. Juno's study of Jupiter will help us to understand the history of our own solar system and provide new insight into how planetary systems form and develop in our galaxy and beyond

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The End of the Earth - The Sun Become White Dwarf - Earth's end - Sun as a white dwarf: The Sun became white dwarf seen from what remains of the Earth. The sun shrinks to a white dwarf, barely illuminating the cinder that was once the earth

The End of the Earth - The Sun Become White Dwarf - Earth's end - Sun as a white dwarf: The Sun became white dwarf seen from what remains of the Earth. The sun shrinks to a white dwarf, barely illuminating the cinder that was once the earth

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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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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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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Artist view of the planetary system around Gliese 581 - Planetary system around the red dwarf Gliese 581 - Artist view of the planetary system around the star Gliese 581. In the foreground, the exoplanet Gliese 581st. In the background, Gliese 581d (blueberry), in the center Gliese 581c and near the star, Gliese 581b. Gliese 581e (foreground) is only about twice the mass of our Earth. The Gliese 581 planetary system now has four known planets, with masses of about 1.9 (planet e, left in the foreground), 16 (planet b, nearest to the star), 5 (planet c, centre), and 7 Earth - masses (planet d, with the bluish colour). The planet furthest out, Gliese 581d, orbits its host star in 66.8 days, while Gliese 581 e completes its orbit in 3.15 days

Artist view of the planetary system around Gliese 581 - Planetary system around the red dwarf Gliese 581 - Artist view of the planetary system around the star Gliese 581. In the foreground, the exoplanet Gliese 581st. In the background, Gliese 581d (blueberry), in the center Gliese 581c and near the star, Gliese 581b. Gliese 581e (foreground) is only about twice the mass of our Earth. The Gliese 581 planetary system now has four known planets, with masses of about 1.9 (planet e, left in the foreground), 16 (planet b, nearest to the star), 5 (planet c, centre), and 7 Earth - masses (planet d, with the bluish colour). The planet furthest out, Gliese 581d, orbits its host star in 66.8 days, while Gliese 581 e completes its orbit in 3.15 days

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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

Walter B Myers

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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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Life forms on the surface of Gliese 581 c - Flying fauna over Gliese 581 c - Artist's view of the exoplanet Gliese 581c housing an alien life form. 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. From its surface, its star, about 100 times less bright than our Sun, must be large in the sky because of its proximity to the planet. Gliese 581 b, another planet in this system, passes past this star. Flying life forms grace the crimson skies of the potentially earth - like extrasolar planet Gliese 581 v. The red dwarf star Gliese 581 rests on the horizon, presiding over a liquid water sea. Eclipsing the red dwarf is Gliese 581 b, a sister planet in the same system with a mass 17 times that of the Earth. While the existence of all three bodies has been confirmed, it is not known if Gliese 581 c has all the necessary ingredients to support life as we know it

Life forms on the surface of Gliese 581 c - Flying fauna over Gliese 581 c - Artist's view of the exoplanet Gliese 581c housing an alien life form. 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. From its surface, its star, about 100 times less bright than our Sun, must be large in the sky because of its proximity to the planet. Gliese 581 b, another planet in this system, passes past this star. Flying life forms grace the crimson skies of the potentially earth - like extrasolar planet Gliese 581 v. The red dwarf star Gliese 581 rests on the horizon, presiding over a liquid water sea. Eclipsing the red dwarf is Gliese 581 b, a sister planet in the same system with a mass 17 times that of the Earth. While the existence of all three bodies has been confirmed, it is not known if Gliese 581 c has all the necessary ingredients to support life as we know it

Walter B Myers

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