Just in time for Halloween, NASA released two new posters on Tuesday showcasing exoplanets HD 189733 b and PSR B1257+12 c, existing in 'a place only sophisticated telescopes' could reach in a 'galaxy of horrors.'
Welcome to the sinister side of space, where"no one can hear you scream," as the original"Alien" movie poster warned.
The second poster warns of zombie worlds, where nothing could live, like Poltergeist and its planetary companions Draugr and Phobetor. One is an undead creature from Norse mythology and the latter is the Greek god for nightmares. They're 1,957 light-years from Earth and were discovered in 1994. But the exoplanet office was filled with scientists processing a wealth of data from NASA's planet hunting mission, Kepler, at the time. They were learning about the location and size of these planets beyond our solar system. But any ideas as to the appearance of the planets lay locked up in data.
In turn, the scientists shared the science that should be included with the posters to keep them accurate. While the artists had certain color schemes in mind, the scientists would also offer notes on size, potential colors, the direction of light and even what the sky might look like from the surface.
"You want to fly to these worlds and see what they're like," Mamajek said of the posters."It's translating science to art and conveying the wonder of discovering these new worlds. We're finding new worlds that are beyond what people can imagine. These posters can convey some of the excitement of those discoveries."But the universe is full of more dangerous, extreme worlds than hospitable ones.
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