Picture of the Day - January 10, 2019
An ocean world with a small ring system hangs over the sky of a barren moon.
Picture of the day - December 26, 2018
Insight A-IX is the Insight A systems second largest and second most massive planet. It is an ice giant 17.40 times more massive than Earth, and has a radius of 3.28 Earth Radii. The planet is surrounded by a narrow yet well structured ring system, and a system of 6 small ellipsoidal satellites.
The planet orbits it’s sun at an average distance of 7.34 AU, completing 1 orbit every 18.35 Years. A day on the planet lasts just 9 hours and 6 minutes. The planet has a thick hydrogen/ helium atmosphere, and has an average atmospheric temperature of -279 F.
Insight A-IX
Small moon
Narrow Rings
Ring Closeup
Crescent
Picture of the Day 2 - October 16, 2018
Here I come across the most Earth-like planet to date. The planet is covered in green vegetation, blue oceans and ice caps at the poles. This planet is located near the galactic core; therefore, the sky is full of bright stars, even more so than globular clusters.
First Post.
A low sun on a Mars-like planet overlooking a large canyon.