I’m enchanted by Alex Parker’s visualization of the planets discovered by the first phase of the Kepler Space Telescope’s exoplanet-hunting mission. The simple swarm of time-vs-distance for ...

Visualizing our solar system is one of those third-eye treats that never grows old. The Sun and its gravitationally bound planets, asteroids, etc. are in constant relative motion, and thinking about ...

Is there a distant ninth planet in our solar system? The short film "Planet Nine" makes the case, and was recently named the People's Choice for video in the 15th annual Vizzies Challenge. "Planet ...

Here’s a great new poster showing over 500 extrasolar planets (about one quarter of the total) that have been discovered since 1988. This visualization, created by graphic artist and writer Martin ...

to remotely pilot NASA’s two Mars Exploration Rovers — including Spirit, which landed on the surface of Mars on Jan. 3.

NASA has opened a new Exoplanet Travel Bureau, a place where you can journey through the cosmos and imagine what it might be like to stand on the surface of an alien planet. The website offers an ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Last week, NASA and NOAA announced that 2014 was the hottest year in Earth’s recorded history. This animation by Bloomberg brings that finding into sharp focus ...

In presentations of global warming, sometimes watching maps morph from blue (cold) to red (hot) grows tiresome. Talented data visualizers are finding new and creative ways to illustrate the warming of ...

If you’d like to visit somewhere exotic this summer but hate the hassle of planning itineraries and making reservations, you’re in luck. NASA has launched a new “Exoplanet Travel Bureau” website that ...