Lady Godiva Alfred Joseph Woolmer (1805–1892) Herbert Art Gallery & Museum

Hot New Planetary System Just Dropped.

We hope you like your planetary systems extra spicy. 🔥

A new system of seven sizzling planets has been discovered using data from our retired Kepler space telescope.

Named Kepler-385, it’s part of a new catalog of planet candidates and multi-planet systems discovered using Kepler.

The discovery helps illustrate that multi-planetary systems have more circular orbits around the host star than systems with only one or two planets.

Our Kepler mission is responsible for the discovery of the most known exoplanets to date. The space telescope’s observations ended in 2018, but its data continues to paint a more detailed picture of our galaxy today.

Here are a few more things to know about Kepler-385:

All seven planets are between the size of Earth and Neptune.

Its star is 10% larger and 5% hotter than our Sun.

This system is one of over 700 that Kepler’s data has revealed.

The planets’ orbits have been represented in sound.

Now that you’ve heard a little about this planetary system, get acquainted with more exoplanets and why we want to explore them.

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A Dear Visitor - One Last Visit (Ein lieber Besuch - Ein letzter Besuch), 1894 by Max Kurzweil (Austrian, 1867–1916)

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T.O.P 봄여름가을겨울 (Still Life), 2022

Henri Van Assche (1744-1841) "Portrait of a dog, seated on a red cushion" (1801)

Do you like the color of the Sun?

Get ready to be dazzled by the true spectrum of solar beauty. From fiery reds to cool blues, explore the vibrant hues of the Sun in a mesmerizing color order. These images were taken in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light to clearly see any activity on the surface of the Sun — giving scientists a wealth of data for solar studies.

Howl’s Moving Castle ( 2004 ) Dir. Hayao Miyazaki

Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929) "Death" (1902) Oil on canvas Symbolism Located in the National Museum, Warsaw, Poland

my all time favourite collection of images is earth from other planets