Tag Archives: Jupiter

Experience The Planets

Experience The Planets is a collective effort to illustrate the wonders of our Solar System. weaving art and science together. The images are truly phenomenal, and really do capture the beauty and magnitude of the planets. The above image shows … Continue reading

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Outer Space

This short video is incredible. It is derived from image sequences from NASA’s Cassini and Voyager missions, and shows some stunning black and white images of Saturn, Jupiter, and their moons. Breathtaking stuff. Onwards!

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Planet And Star Size Comparison

I’ve already shown a video comparing star sizes, which is both fascinating and scary. However, it doesn’t give much extra information. “Our Planet and Sun in Size Perspective” does though, and is well worth checking out. The picture shown here … Continue reading

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The Diamond Planet

A small planet thought to be made up of diamond has recently been discovered by a team led by Matthew Bailes of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. Sounds fanciful, but is awesome to think of. The team originally … Continue reading

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