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Asteriant Prime

Danielle Signor — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:19:26 +0000

Asteriant Prime, by Tobias Roetsch (Taenaron)

Gorgeous colors and violent weather in this beautiful illustration by Tobias Roetsch (Taenaron).

Asteriant Prime is a highly developed planet with giant city-scapes. There also is life on his moons. Due to the climate, which is very cold and windy , there are only a few savage colonies.

Fat Rocket

Danielle Signor — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:06:28 +0000

Moon rocket illustration by Jack Coggins, from "Spaceship to the Moon", 1952

…that’s some engine! I mean, really, that is ONE FAT ROCKET. Wowza.

A Journey Into Tomorrow

Danielle Signor — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:28:36 +0000

"A Journey Into Tomorrow" by David A. Hardy

A beautiful piece of art, inspiring the next generation of space explorers.

Found here; hat tip and many thanks to @terrazoom!

Early Shuttle Concept

Danielle Signor — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 21:36:35 +0000

Some lovely concept art for your Friday, circa 1972! Image via x-ray delta one.

Victorian-Era Cosmos

Danielle Signor — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:23:01 +0000

Credit: E.L. Trouvelot, New York Public Library

These Victorian-era illustrations of astronomical subjects by E.L. Trouvelot are beautifully detailed. Check out the whole set here.

Credit: E.L. Trouvelot, New York Public Library

A group of sunspots and veiled spots observed on June 17, 1875 at 7:30 a.m. Sunspots are magnetic regions on the sun, which appear in images as dark spots and whose magnetic field strengths thousands of times stronger than Earth’s magnetic field.

Rockets from California

Danielle Signor — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:14:47 +0000

Artwork by Chelsey Bonestell, 1950

A rocket launches from California, hopefully headed for the Moon, in 1950. (Those were the days. Rockets launched all the time, from everywhere!) Image via x-ray delta one.

A Little Boy’s Dream

Danielle Signor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:30:53 +0000

I love it when people send me things they think I’d like! This print by Andy Lendway is adorable — though I know quite a few women, myself included, for whom this image was a little girl’s dream as well. (I still have my space LEGOs!)

Off to the Moon

Danielle Signor — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:29:01 +0000

A terrific Moon rocket from 1930. Off to the Moon? If only, if only….

Christmas in January

Danielle Signor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:46:08 +0000

Yeah, yeah, it’s a little late for Christmas, but these images are too terrific to wait eleven months to post, I’m sorry! (Hat tip to Rachel Hobson for the find!)

Heh heh, Santa goes out on a LM… (limb! Get it? GET IT?? HAHAHA… okay I’ll shut up now.)

Before Liftoff

Danielle Signor — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:21:47 +0000

The colors and lighting in this illustration by James Bama are just gorgeous. Created for a book cover in 1964, Countdown for Cindy by Eloise Engle. “The thrilling story of Nurse McGee’s mercy mission to a space station on the moon.” (Thanks to @susanjsteward for the detective work!)
Image via x-ray delta one.