PIX4584740: Rotation of a Black Hole - Artist view - Rotating Black Hole - Artist view - A rotating black hole deforms the structure of space time. It seems that spinning black holes drag the structure of nearby space along with them as they rotate, creating a twisted vortex, Bergeron, Joe / Bridgeman Images
PIX4606016: Cassini - Huygens and Saturn - Cassini spacecraft at Saturn - Artist's view of the Cassini probe around Saturn. The Huygens European module is attached to the probe. The Cassini-Huygens probe was launched on 15 October 1997 and has been placed in orbit around Saturn since 1 July 2004. The great Cassini orbiter, with the Huygens probe still in place, prepares to slip through the ring plane of Saturn. Cassini - Huygens was launched from the earth on october 15 1997 and is orbiting Saturn system from july 1st 2004, Bergeron, Joe / Bridgeman Images
PIX4607428: A probe explores Europe's underground ocean - Illustration - Europa Submersible Probe - Illustration - Artist's view of a space probe exploring Europe's underground ocean. Ice covers the surface of this Jupiter satellite; it is believed that under the tens of km thick of this ice, water in the liquid state could exist. A remote - controlled submersible probe pokes around beneath the icy mantle of Europa. The probe is designed to fit down a narrow hole, with the lights mounted on deployable rods, and small motorized wheels mounted on the fairings (hard to see here). Antennae trail behind. Power and warmth are provided by a SNAP generator near the rear. Stereo cameras are in front. Water intakes for chemical analysis are behind the front fairing. Attitude control is provided by small thrusters. Main propulsion comes from a small propellor equipped with a Kort nozzle. The oceans of Europa and the other Galilean moons could prove to be the most surprising environments in the solar system, Bergeron, Joe / Bridgeman Images
PIX4574132: Artist's view of a hot Jupiter - Exoplanet - Hot Jupiter - Artist's view of a gas giant exoplanet very close to its star. Many of the extra - solar planets which have been discovered in recent years are large, massive, and orbit surprisingly close to their parent stars. These are believed to be gas giant planets similar to Jupiter. Since they're so close to their sun, they're hot. Thus the common term for them has become “” hot Jupiter””. This one is hot enough to glow a dull red even on its night side. The existence of these planets has proven that the arrangement of other solar systems need not closely resemble our own, Bergeron, Joe / Bridgeman Images