Photon Space Drive1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00A laser (red box mounted on grey support) firing photons (purple) at a space craft to accelerate it. The photons are reflected from the craft's giant reflector. As the photons bounce back, they transfer momentum to the space ship, which speeds up. Alth...PT21Shttps://d38zjy0x98992m.cloudfront.net/b6543931-e078-4282-ab96-251935d07286/Photon_Drive_265_xlarge.jpghttps://d38zjy0x98992m.cloudfront.net/b6543931-e078-4282-ab96-251935d07286/Photon_Drive_265_mp4_hd_video.mp4https://www.scientific.pictures/-/galleries/astronomy/-/medias/b6543931-e078-4282-ab96-251935d07286/pricehttps://www.scientific.pictures/-/galleries/astronomy/-/medias/b6543931-e078-4282-ab96-251935d07286/price
Mercury Orbiting Sun
Mercury orbiting our sun. The simulation begins with the planet Mercury (the nearest planet to the sun) appearing at its maximum distance from the sun (aphelion). As Mercury circles around, so ghostly echo planets follow to trace its course. Mercury speeds up as it approaches the sun. This is obvious in the movie and by the fact that the ghost planets stretch further apart in when closer to the sun. Once the movie has fully appeared you can move the slider back and forth to see these effects at different speeds.
Animation ID: MERCURY_ORBIT_GLOW_UHD_265
Duration: 00:24
copyright Russell Kightley
Animation resolution: 3840x2160 pixels @ 30.0 fps, ~6.4 Mbits/s
Mercury Orbiting Sun2020-08-12T08:04:52ZMercury orbiting our sun. The simulation begins with the planet Mercury (the nearest planet to the sun) appearing at its maximum distance from the sun (aphelion). As Mercury circles around, so ghostly echo planets follow to trace its course. Mercury sp...PT24Shttps://d38zjy0x98992m.cloudfront.net/f350b4eb-abe8-4098-a2d1-a2bc137a18e9/MERCURY_ORBIT_GLOW_UHD_265_xlarge.jpghttps://d38zjy0x98992m.cloudfront.net/f350b4eb-abe8-4098-a2d1-a2bc137a18e9/MERCURY_ORBIT_GLOW_UHD_265_mp4_hd_video.mp4https://www.scientific.pictures/-/galleries/astronomy/-/medias/f350b4eb-abe8-4098-a2d1-a2bc137a18e9/pricehttps://www.scientific.pictures/-/galleries/astronomy/-/medias/f350b4eb-abe8-4098-a2d1-a2bc137a18e9/price
Magnetar with Magnetic Field Lines1970-01-01T00:00:00+00:00Magnetars are rapidly spinning ultra-magnetic neutron stars with a period of between 3 and 12 seconds and are subject to starquakes. As their phenomenal magnetic field shifts, the stellar crust breaks and emits bursts of gamma rays. These stars are all...PT9Shttps://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/420dc858-54fd-4e49-8651-cfc807260cc6/Magnetar-FHD-Russell-Kightley_xlarge.jpghttps://d3e1m60ptf1oym.cloudfront.net/420dc858-54fd-4e49-8651-cfc807260cc6/Magnetar-FHD-Russell-Kightley_mp4_hd_video.mp4https://www.scientific.pictures/-/galleries/astronomy/-/medias/420dc858-54fd-4e49-8651-cfc807260cc6/pricehttps://www.scientific.pictures/-/galleries/astronomy/-/medias/420dc858-54fd-4e49-8651-cfc807260cc6/price