Outer Solar System
Illustration of the outer Solar System, including the Sun, rocky planets, asteroid belt, gas planets, Kuiper Belt, and the hypothetical Oort Cloud.
Science-related artistic impressions are artworks that represent a fictitious view on, and provide a feeling of, scientific concepts or different worlds.
Cosmic Timeline
The cosmic timeline, from the origin of the known Universe in the Big Bang, 13.8 Billion years ago, until present day.
History of the Universe
Schematic illustration of the history and evolution of the universe—from the Big Bang 13.8 Billion years ago to present day—based on our current knowledge and the ground-breaking new insights provided by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
Planetary body sizes
Artistic compilation of the sun, planets, dwarf planets, and the largest moons of our solar system. All planetary radii are to scale.
Pioneering Earth Scientists
Artistic portraits of pioneering Earth scientists by Annique van der Boon.
Pioneering Women Earth Scientists
Artistic portraits of pioneering women Earth scientists by Annique van der Boon.
Atmospheric CO2 concentration art
No time to waste: Globally averaged concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere for the time period 803’719 BCE – today.
Planetary spheres art
100-km depth contours outline the basic radial compositional structure of the planetary interiors of Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury.
Surface topography cross-section art
The global bedrock relief model of the Earth’s surface along the equator integrating land topography and ocean bathymetry reveals the vastness of the ocean depths.