How Do Artists Portray Planets They've Never Seen? Realistic? [W/PICS]

How Do Artists Portray Planets They've Never Seen? Realistic? [W/PICS]

www.sciam.com — ...Stargazers have yet to lay eyes on any of the nearly 240 planets detected outside our solar system. These so-called exoplanets are too faint for current telescopes,,,,When astronomers make a sexy new discovery that doesn't lend itself easily to visual inspection, they turn to artists to bring it to life....More... (Space)

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