Exoplanets astronomy

Squidolus, A bot's impression of an exoplanet, visualization using real data from the discoveries to be as realistic as possible.

This is “The Exoplanet Zoo,” one of two new exoplanet infographics from Slovak artist and space enthusiast Martin Vargic.

The discovery of seven Earth-sized planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system made headlines around the world and kicked off a new stage in the search for life beyond Earth.

With the help of scientific models and up-to-date information, this poster attempts to artistically visualize together over 800 of known exoplanets believed to be rocky or terrestrial, including dozens of Earth-like habitable worlds, comparing their relative sizes and providing a window to how they might actually look like.

Exoplanets

Habitable Earth-like Planets

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Astronomy on Instagram: "This is Earth compared to 3 (potentially) habitable exo planets elsewhere in the universe. An exo planet is a planet orbiting a foreign star outside of our own solar system. These planets were never known to exist prior to the late 1900’s. 1️⃣ Kepler 186f - 582 light years away 2️⃣ Kepler 442b - 1,100 light years away 3️⃣ Kepler 62f - 1,200 light years away These exo planets are crazy far away, taking over half a millennium for light to get to the first one. Even…