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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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
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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...