Gas Giants Collection (page 4)

Saturns moon, Dione, has huge cliffs of solid ice

Plumes of ice crystals rise from geysers into the sunlight as dawn breaks on Enceladus, one of Saturns many moons

A rover explores the surface of a rocky and barren moon. A large Jupiter-like planet rises over the horizon

Artists depiction of the size relationship between Earth and KOI-314c. Orbiting around a red dwarf star, this relatively small gas planet reaches temperatures of 104A'C

Artists depiction of a gas giant planet in interstellar space with three orbiting moons
An artists depiction of a gas giant planet in interstellar space with three orbiting moons

Indra, a fast spinning gas giant generating tremendous tidal forces
Artists concept of Indra, a fast spinning gas giant generating tremendous tidal forces, tearing its moons apart when they stray too close

Expedition to a Saturn-like planet

Artists depiction of the size relationship between Earth and Gliese 1214b
Artists depiction of the size relationship between Earth and GJ 1214b, also known as Gliese 1214b. Discovered in 2009 in the constellation Ophiuchus, some 40 light-years from Earth

Illustration of Saturn, the sixth planet of our solar system. Famous mostly because of impressive set of rings around it. There are also 5 of its satellites visible

Artists concept of Uranus and Earth to scale
Artists concept showing Uranus (left) and Earth (right) to scale. Uranus is four times the diameter of Earth. Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, Earth is the third

Color map of Jupiter
December 11-12, 2000 - This color map of Jupiter was constructed from images taken by the narrow-angle camera onboard the Cassini spacecraft on December 11 and 12, 2000

Artists concept of Saturn and its moons Dione and Tethys. This image shows how Saturn might appear from near Dione, one of Saturns inner icy satellites

A diagram showing the major features of Saturns rings

Saturn Equinox
August 12, 2009 - Of the countless equinoxes Saturn has seen since the birth of the solar system, this one, captured here in a mosaic of light and dark, is the first witnessed by Cassini

A cloudy Jupiter-like planet that orbits very close to its fiery hot star
This artists concept shows a cloudy Jupiter-like planet that orbits very close to its fiery hot star. The Spitzer Space Telescope was recently used to capture spectra, or molecular fingerprints

The Cassini spacecraft in orbit around the planet Saturn during sunrise
The Cassini spacecraft witnesses a shrunken sun break over Saturn. Saturns rings and two of its moons are also visible

A gas giant planet orbiting a red dwarf
This artists concept of a gas giant planet orbiting a red dwarf K star shows a planet has not been directly imaged, but its presence was detected in 2003 microlensing observations of a field star in

Saturn floats in the background above Titan
The ringed gas-giant Saturn floats some 1, 220, 000 kilometres in the background beyond Titan. The orange cloud-cover of Titan is made up almost entirely of nitrogen with traces of methane

A solar sail appears from the dusty depths of the Midnight Nebula
In the dusty depths of the Midnight Nebula, an unusual craft appears. A solar sail, which by its worn appearance appears to have been drifting for some time, slowly nears the gas giant Vidar

A small geyser on the surface of Triton, with Neptune in the background
In 1989 the space explorer Voyager 2 became the first manmade spacecraft to visit Neptune. Shortly thereafter, active geysers were discovered on its largest moon, Triton

The hottest known planet in the Milky Way, called WASP-12b, is so close to its sunlike
The hottest known planet in the Milky Way galaxy may also be its shortest-lived world. The doomed planet is being eaten by its parent star

Neptune seen from the surface of its tiny moon, Naiad

Artists concept of extrasolar planet Tau Bootis b over a hypothetical moon
The extrasolar planet Tau Bootis b reigns over the airless, baked and battered terrain of a hypothetical moon. Tau Bootis b orbits very close to Tau Bootis

Artists concept of how Saturn might appear from within a hypothetical ice cave
Artists concept showing how Saturn might appear from within a hypothetical ice cave on the surface of Iapetus. As of yet there is no evidence that such caves exist

Artists concept of jovian planets composed of gas and ice, and the moons around them
Though jovian planets may be composed of gases and ices, the dozens of moons around them may be all the solid ground necessary to spawn intelligent beings

Artists concept of an H II region of space, wrapped in a dark nebula, as seen from nearby a gas giant planet

Illustration of a geyser erupting on the surface of Enceladus. Liquid water reaches the surface of Enceladus south pole and drives a massive plume of ice crystals into the sky

Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io
This montage of images of Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io, was taken by the New Horizons spacecrafts flyby in early 2007

A view across a hypothetical barren alien planet towards a brown dwarf in the sky
View from a small, barren hypothetical planet orbiting obliquely to the plane of massive dust rings surrounding a brown dwarf of about 60 Jupiter masses

Artists concept of Cassini during the Saturn Orbit Insertion maneuver
This is an artists concept of Cassini during the Saturn Orbit Insertion (SOI) maneuver, just after the main engine has begun firing

An astronaut floating in space above a large alien planet
Artists concept of an astronaut floating in space above a large, alien planet

Volcanic activity on Jupiters moon Io, with the planet Jupiter visible on the horizon
Io is the innermost of the Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter. Io is on average around 400 000 km away from Jupiter, which is approximately the same distance as our moon is from Earth

A ringed blue gas giant with shepherd moon in the rings, against a starry background

Artists concept of a blue ringed gas giant in front of a galaxy

Ice ridges on Jupiters moon, Europa
Ice Ridges on Europa. Jupiters large moon, Europa, is covered by a thick crust of ice above a vast ocean of liquid water. This crust will often pile up in long ridges as floes crash into one another

Artists concept of Jovian Trojans asteroids
Artists concept of Jovian Trojans, showing both the leading and trailing packs of Trojans in orbit with Jupiter. Jovian Trojans are asteroids that lap the sun in the same orbit as Jupiter

Artists concept illustrating Kepler-16b, the first directly detected circumbinary planet, which is a planet that orbits two stars

Artists concept of Kepler 22b, an extrasolar planet found to orbit the habitable zone
This artists concept illustrates Kepler-22b, a planet known to comfortably circle in the habitable zone of a sun-like star

Sunset on Epsilon Eridani B5
Epsilon Eridani is a warm system with a sun quite like our own. Astronomers have detected a large jovian planet that may harbor many moons and the potential for life

Astronaut standing on the edge of a lake of liquid methane at the bottom of a large
An astronaut is standing on the edge of a lake of liquid methane at the bottom of a large impact crater. Exploring the moon of a distant gaseous planet is a lonely

Illustration of the gas giant planet Neptune and its largest moon Triton
Neptunes satellite Triton is in the foreground while Neptune itself looms on the upper right. At a distance of 220 thousand miles

A gap in a protoplanetary, or planet-forming, disk surrounding a young star. This artists concept illustrates one interpretation of the data, which attributes the disk gap to planet formation

The ringed giant Saturn rises above the haze of Titan, the only moon in the solar system with a substantial atmosphere. Two of Saturns other moons can be seen in the distance

An astronaut observes the eruption of one of Tritons giant cryogeysers
A future astronaut is observing the eruption of one of Tritons giant cryogeysers. Triton is the giant moon of Neptune

Illustration of the gas giant Neptune as seen from the surface of its moon Triton. White cirrus clouds race across a crescent Neptune as it presides over Tritons bleak and frozen south polar region

Jupiters moons Io and Europa hover over the Great Red Spot on Jupiter
Two of Jupiters moons, Io and Europa hover over the Great Red Spot, a massive hurricane-like storm big enough to swallow two Earths

A gas giant partly hidden in a nebula

Explorers examine one of the great fissures from which Enceladus geysers erupt

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Gas giants are the majestic behemoths of our Solar System, captivating us with their immense size and breathtaking beauty. Through stunning artwork and incredible space missions, we have been able to explore these celestial wonders like never before. Among the many planets in our Solar System, gas giants stand out as true giants. From Jupiter's mesmerizing bands of clouds to Saturn's iconic rings, these colossal worlds leave us in awe of their grandeur. The Cassini spacecraft has provided us with unprecedented views of Saturn and its moon Titan. As it orbited this magnificent planet, Cassini unveiled a world filled with swirling storms and ethereal landscapes that seemed straight out of a science fiction movie. But it is not just Saturn that holds secrets within its moons. Uranus' moon Miranda boasts a gigantic scarp on its surface, revealing the violent geological history that shaped this enigmatic satellite. Beyond our own Solar System, artists have imagined what other gas giants might look like. Their concepts depict two Saturn-sized planets discovered by the Kepler mission - distant worlds shrouded in mystery yet brimming with possibilities. Returning closer to home, we marvel at Uranus itself - an icy giant spinning on its side amidst a sea of stars. Its unique tilt adds another layer of intrigue to this already fascinating planet. Saturn continues to captivate us from every angle imaginable. Imagine standing on one of its moons, Rhea, gazing up at the ringed wonder dominating the sky above you - an experience beyond imagination. To truly comprehend the scale of these gas giants compared to Earth, illustrations show them side by side. The sheer magnitude is humbling; reminding us how small we are in comparison to these cosmic powerhouses. And occasionally, rare events occur in our night skies that remind us just how vast and dynamic our universe truly is. Chiron passing near Saturn serves as a reminder that even among such massive entities there is constant motion and change and can not just distant objects in the sky.