Artistic Impressions of Exoplanets

This board gathers artistic impressions of extra-solar planets, or exoplanets (planets in orbit around other stars), which were recently discovered or are the product of the imaginative mind of artists. Today (November 30, 2012) we know 809 exoplanets (http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/), but none have been imaged showing details on their surface yet.
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an artist's impression of the sun and its two smaller planets in front of it
Image - Artist's View of Planets Transiting Red Dwarf Star in TRAPPIST-1 System
This illustration shows two Earth-sized worlds passing in front of their parent red dwarf star, which is much smaller and cooler than our sun. The planets, TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c, reside 40 light-years away.
an artist's impression of what the sun might look like if it was in space
5400mph winds discovered hurtling around planet outside solar system
HD189733 - Mark A. Garlick/University of Warwick
an artist's rendering of what the planet could look like if it were in space
Artist’s impression of the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 from close to one of its planets
Artist’s impression of the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 from close to one of its planets
an artist's rendering of the planet and its moon, which appears to be habitble
NASA’s Kepler Mission Discovers Bigger, Older Cousin to Earth - NASA
This artist's concept depicts one possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sun. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle
an artist's rendering of the earth in space with bright lights around it and stars above
Earth 2.0: Where Are The Habitable Worlds Of 'Interstellar'?
Gl 832c Artist's impression. Credit: Efraín Morales Rivera, Astronomical Society of the Caribbean, PHL @ UPR Arecibo
the name of the stars in the sky is shown on this circular wheel that reads, name worlds
International Astronomical Union | IAU
Infographic displaying a breakdown of the winning names and brief descriptions of the chosen names. As announced on 15 December 2015, names for 31 exoplanets and 14 host stars, voted for by the public, were accepted and are to be officially sanctioned by the IAU. The winning names are to be used freely in parallel with the existing scientific nomenclature, with due credit to the clubs or organisations that proposed them. Credit: IAU
an image of the inside of a human eye
Astronomers peer into the 'amniotic sac' of a planet-hosting star
Astronomers have successfully peered through the 'amniotic sac' of a star that is still forming to observe the innermost region of a burgeoning solar system for the first time.
an image of the sun taken from space
Rotating Stars Can Help Planets Become Habitable
Artist’s impression of the evaporation of an exoplanet’s atmosphere. A recent study has found that fast-rotating stars may be better at evaporating large hydrogen protoatmospheres that can form around terrestrial planets. [NASA, ESA, L. Calçada]
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the light is shining in the dark and it appears to be coming out from behind
Swarm of Comets (Artist's Concept)
This illustration shows a star behind a shattered comet. Observations of the star KIC 8462852 by NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes suggest that its unusual light signals are likely from dusty comet fragments, which blocked the light of the star as they passed in front of it in 2011 and 2013. The comets are thought to be traveling around the star in a very long, eccentric orbit.
A second planet in the Beta Pictoris system | CNRS Ocean Of Stars, Milky Way Stars, Sky Chart, Asteroid Belt, Gas Giant, Gas Cans
A second planet in the Beta Pictoris system
A second planet in the Beta Pictoris system | CNRS
the words artist impression of a habitble planet in the volcanic hydrogen habitble zone image w
The Prospects for Life on TRAPPIST-1 Keep Getting Better
Artist impression of a habitable planet in the volcanic Hydrogen habitable Zone. Image: W. Henning, NASA Goddard
an artist's rendering of two planets in the solar system, one red and one black
International Gemini Observatory
Nearby Exo-Earth Family Withstands Extreme Scrutiny | Gemini Observatory
an artist's rendering of the planet and its companion star, kapteyn b
Robert, une intelligence artificielle pour étudier les exoplanètes
Potentiellement habitable et considérée comme la plus ancienne planète connue, la superterre Kapteyn b (ici dans un dessin d'artiste) est en orbite autour de la naine rouge Kapteyn. L'étoile Omega du Centaure occupe l’arrière-plan. Les instruments de la nouvelle génération permettront d'étudier les atmosphères de telles exoplanètes pour y déceler des molécules liées à la vie telle que nous la connaissons. Mais la quantité de données à analyser sera énorme. © PHL, UPR Arecibo, Aladin Sky Atla...