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Multiple dimensions, conceptual artwork
Multiple dimensions, conceptual computer artwork

DNA molecules, artwork
DNA molecules. Computer artwork showing double stranded DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecules

High cholesterol levels. Computer artwork of balls of cholesterol. When there are high levels of low density lipoprotein (LDL)

Drawing of an armillary sphere
Armillary sphere. 18th century engraving of an armillary sphere, here termed an artificial sphere. This is a model of the celestial sphere

Antarctic ozone hole, 2009
Antarctic ozone hole. Satellite image of the ozone hole (blue) over Antarctica (centre) on 10th September 2009. Ozone layer thicknesses are colour coded from purple (lowest) through blue

Sphere packing, computer artwork
Computer artwork of spheres hexagonal close packed in a cube

Greenhouse effect, conceptual image
Greenhouse effect. Conceptual image of infrared rays (red arrows) trapped in the Earths atmosphere by greenhouse gases such as water vapour and carbon dioxide

Vostok 1 spacecraft landing site, 1961
Vostok 1 spacecraft landing site. Artwork showing Vostok 1 after landing in the Saratov region of Russia, on 12 April 1961

Expanding universe, artwork
Expanding universe. Artwork of galaxies and chains of clusters of galaxies in an expanding universe. Matter formed after the Big Bang

Multiverse, artwork
Multiverse. Conceptual computer artwork of multiple universes (spherical) making up the multiverse, also called the meta-universe or metaverse

Cut and polished jasper in various shapes. Jasper is an opaque variety of quartz (silicon dioxide)

Multiverse and wormholes, artwork
Multiverse and wormholes. Conceptual computer artwork of multiple universes (spherical) making up the multiverse, also called the meta-universe or metaverse

Curvature of the surface of the sea
The curvature of the surface of the sea is revealled from the coast or at the summit of a high tower or hill, as the masts of a ship gradually disappear below the horizon

Nano-bulbs, conceptual image
energy saving light bulb

Black hole radiation, artwork
Black hole radiation. Artwork of the radiation predicted to be emitted by a black hole. Produced due to quantum effects, this radiation is also known as Hawking radiation or Bekenstein-Hawking

Full Moon in the morning sky C009 / 9510
Full Moon in the morning sky over snow covered trees

Near-Earth asteroids, artwork
A 10-kilometer-sized Asteroid and smaller co-asteroids approaching the Earth, bringing death from space. Here an impact in North America seems to be possible

Soviet spaceflight monument, Russia
Soviet spaceflight monument. Statue of a steelworker holding the Sputnik satellite. This monument was erected to commemorate the achievements of the Soviet Unions space program

Trieste bathyscape, artwork
Trieste bathyscape. Artwork of the bathyscape Trieste, a deep-sea submersible that was used to descend to the deepest known part of the Earths oceans

Nanotechnology, conceptual image. Computer artwork of a number of fullerene molecules representing their use in nanotechnolgy

Nanotechnology research, conceptual image. Computer artwork of a fullerene molecule breaking out of a computer screen

Copernican solar system, 1690 artwork. This heliocentric (Sun-centred) solar system was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543

Schiaparellis observations of Mercury. This drawing was made by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835-1910). In the 1880s he mapped the planet more accurately

Schiaparellis observations of Mars. This drawing was made by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli (1835-1910). His most detailed observations were made between 1877 and 1888

Buckminsterfullerene molecule, artwork
Buckminsterfullerene molecule. Computer artwork of a glowing molecular model of a fullerene molecule. This is a structurally distinct form (allotrope)

Earth globe, artwork
Earth globe. Artwork based on satellite imagery of a floating Earth globe in natural colours and with clouds, centred on Europe, the Mediterranean Sea, and North Africa

Single Earth, conceptual artwork
Single Earth. Conceptual artwork of the Earth among an array of steel spheres representing other planets. This image symbolises the uniqueness of life in the universe

Lalandes Moon map, 1772
Lalandes Moon map. Map of the Moon published in 1772 by the French astronomer Joseph Jerome de Lalande (1732-1807). This map charts the Moons geographical features using a naming system created by

Lades Moon globe, 1899
Lades Moon globe. This Moon globe was constructed in around 1897 by the German astronomer Heinrich Eduard von Lade (1817-1904)

Metal spheres, abstract artwork. This array of metal spheres could represent a grid of atoms forming part of a crystal lattice

Mars, artwork. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and it is a rocky desert world. It orbits the Sun in around 689 days at an average distance of around 227 million kilometres

Antarctic ozone hole maximum, 2008
Antarctic ozone hole maximum. Satellite image of the maximum extent in 2008 of the ozone hole (blue) over Antarctica (centre)

Nanotechnology research, artwork
Nanotechnology research, conceptual computer artwork. Spectacles containing buckyball molecules. This might represent investigative research into nanotechnological products such as buckyballs

Buckyball molecule, artwork
Buckyball molecule being held by a robotic hand. Conceptual computer artwork that might represent research into, or hi-tech automated production of, buckyball molecules

Buckyball molecule, conceptual artwork
Buckyball molecule integrated into an electric circuit, conceptual computer artwork. A buckyball, or buckminsterfullerene, is a structurally distinct form (allotrope) of carbon

Global warming, conceptual image. Earth with a thermometer

Buckyball bomb, conceptual artwork
Buckyball bomb, conceptual computer artwork. This image of a bomb inside a buckyball could represent the use of nanotechnology in warfare

Armillary sphere, 16th century artwork. The Earth (centre) is shown at an angle, surrounded by geographical and celestial lines such as the equator and the tropics, and the plane of the ecliptic

Bubble universes, artwork
Bubble universes. Conceptual computer artwork of universes formed from the same Big Bang event. Big Bang describes the expansion (inflation)

Mantle convection, 3-D computer model
Mantle convection. 3-D computer model showing plumes of magma (dark grey) circulating within the Earths mantle. The heat that drives this convective process originates from the Earths core

Bubble universe, artwork
Bubble universe. Conceptual computer artwork of one of many universes formed from the same Big Bang event. Big Bang describes the expansion (inflation)

Europe at night, satellite image
Europe at night. Satellite image of the Earth seen at 00:00 (midnight) GMT (UTC), centred on Europe. City lights (yellow) in dark areas show areas of dense population

Global consumerism, conceptual artwork
Global consumerism, conceptual computer artwork. Globe inside a shopping trolley. This could represent global consumerism, like shopping on the internet

Propofol molecule. Computer model showing the structure of a molecule of the sedative drug, propofol. Atoms are colour-coded (carbon: dark grey, hydrogen: light grey, and oxygen: red)

Blue Marble image of Earth (2010)
Blue Marble image of Earth. Composite satellite image of Earths eastern hemisphere, centred on India. North is at top. This image is one of a set released in March 2010 using Blue Marble

Aryabhata mathematician and astronomer
Artists impression of Aryabhata, 5th century Hindu mathematician and astronomer. Aged 23, he wrote his major work " Aryabhatiya" in 499 CE

Space junk, conceptual artwork. Large number of satellites orbiting the Earth, representing the hazards of space junk (also called space debris)

Thermodynamics, conceptual artwork. Thermodynamics is the study of the macroscopic properties of a system (such as heat and pressure)

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