ssc2017-09a 08.11.17 TRAPPIST-1 System - Artist ConceptThis illustration shows what the TRAPPIST-1 system might look like from a vantage point near planet TRAPPIST-1f. view image |
ssc2017-07a 05.25.17 Massive Star Goes Out With a Whimper Instead of a Bang (Artist's Concept)Every second a star somewhere out in the universe explodes as a supernova. But some extremely massive stars go out wi... view image |
ssc2017-06a 05.11.17 Warm Neptune HAT-P-26bThe atmosphere of the distant "warm Neptune" HAT-P-26b, illustrated here, is unexpectedly primitive, composed primari... view image |
ssc2017-03a 04.26.17 Iceball Planet Artist's ConceptThis artist's concept shows OGLE-2016-BLG-1195Lb, a planet discovered through a technique called microlensing. The pl... view image |
ssc2017-01f 02.22.17 TRAPPIST-1 Statistics TableThis chart shows, on the top row, artist conceptions of the seven planets of TRAPPIST-1 with their orbital periods, d... view image |
ssc2017-01g 02.22.17 TRAPPIST-1 Comparison to Solar System and Jovian MoonsAll seven planets discovered in orbit around the red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 could easily fit inside the orbit of Mercu... view image |
ssc2017-01a 02.22.17 TRAPPIST-1 Planet LineupThis artist's conception shows what the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like, based on available data about thei... view image |
ssc2017-01c 02.22.17 Surface of TRAPPIST-1fImagine standing on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f. This artist's concept is one interpretation of what it ... view image |
ssc2017-01i 02.22.17 The Discovery of TRAPPIST-1 PlanetsThe first observations of the TRAPPIST-1 system reported in 2016 revealed three planets orbiting a small, red-dwarf s... view image |
ssc2017-01d 02.22.17 Transit Illustration of TRAPPIST-1This illustration shows the seven TRAPPIST-1 planets as they might look as viewed from Earth using a fictional, incre... view image |
ssc2017-01b 02.21.17 Abstract Concept of TRAPPIST-1 SystemThe TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. This artist's concept appeared on... view image |
sig16-20a 11.10.16 Brown Dwarf SystemThis illustration depicts a newly discovered brown dwarf, an object that weighs in somewhere between our solar system... view image |
sig16-13 08.26.16 Spitzer's JourneyThis diagram shows how the different phases of Spitzers mission relate to its location relative to the Earth over time. view image |
sig16-14 08.26.16 Spitzer BeyondThis artist's concept shows NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Spitzer begins its "Beyond" mission phase on Oct. 1, 2016... view image |
sig16-12 07.27.16 The Loneliest Young StarAn unusual celestial object called CX330 was first detected as a source of X-ray light in 2009. It has been launching... view image |
sig16-011b 06.14.16 Dimming of FU Orionis (Fainter Phase Artist's Concept)The brightness of outbursting star FU Orionis has been slowly fading since its initial flare-up in 1936. Researchers ... view image |
sig16-011a 06.14.16 Dimming of FU Orionis (Brighter Phase Artist's Concept)The brightness of outbursting star FU Orionis has been slowly fading since its initial flare-up in 1936. Researchers ... view image |
sig16-011 06.14.16 Dimming of FU Orionis (Artist's Concept)The brightness of outbursting star FU Orionis has been slowly fading since its initial flare-up in 1936. Researchers ... view image |
sig16-009 04.26.16 Protoplanetary DiskThis illustration shows a star surrounded by a protoplanetary disk. Material from the thick disk flows along the star... view image |
ssc2016-01b 03.30.16 Hot-Lava World IllustrationThis illustration shows one possible scenario for the hot, rocky exoplanet called 55 Cancri e, which is nearly two ti... view image |
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