![]() ssc2008-05a 02.17.08 Rocky, Terrestrial WorldsThis artist's concept illustrates the idea that rocky, terrestrial worlds like the inner planets in our Solar System ... view image |
![]() sig07-012 07.13.07 Sun and Earth in ScaleThis illustration shows the relative sizes of the Sun and the Earth by placing them impossibly close together. view image |
![]() sig05-018 08.07.05 Planet X: New Member of our Solar SystemThis artist's concept shows the planet catalogued as 2003UB313 at the lonely outer fringes of our solar system. The n... view image |
![]() ssc2005-10b 04.20.05 Alien Asteroid Belt Compared to our OwnThis artist's concept illustrates what the night sky might look like from a hypothetical alien planet in a star syste... view image |
![]() ssc2005-01b 01.10.05 Massive Smash-Up at VegaThis artist concept illustrates how a massive collision of objects, perhaps as large as the planet Pluto, smashed tog... view image |
![]() ssc2004-22e 12.09.04 The View from Within AU Microscopii's DiskThis is an artist's impression of the view from the vicinity of a hypothetical terrestrial planet and moon orbiting t... view image |
![]() ssc2004-17a 10.18.04 The Rocky World of Young Planetary Systems (Annotated)This artist's concept illustrates how planetary systems arise out of massive collisions between rocky bodies. New fin... view image |
![]() ssc2004-17a2 10.18.04 The Rocky World of Young Planetary SystemsThis artist's concept illustrates how planetary systems arise out of massive collisions between rocky bodies. New fin... view image |
![]() ssc2004-05d 03.15.04 Orbit ComparisonsThese four panels show the location of the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed "Sedna," which lies in the far... view image |
![]() ssc2004-05c 03.15.04 Size ComparisonsThe artist's rendition shows the newly discovered planet-like object, dubbed "Sedna," in relation to other bodies in ... view image |
![]() SIRTF_departure 08.23.03 Spitzer Departing the Earth Soon After LaunchSpitzer departing the Earth soon after launch. Africa is prominently visible. The radio dish facilities at Hartebeest... view image |
![]() SIRTF_downlink 08.23.03 Spitzer Communicates with the EarthThe Spitzer Space Telescope points its high-gain antenna towards the Earth for downlinking recent observations and up... view image |
![]() dust_cover 08.23.03 Artist's Conception of Spitzer Ejecting its Dust CoverThe Spitzer Space Telescope was launched with a dust cover protecting the telescope. This image shows the dust cover... view image |