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Melissa Walter Weiss

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Fine Artist, Science Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Person navigating the simulation. Fine Art: www.melissawalterart.com Science Visualizations: www.melissaweiss.com

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I’ll be there too. Come join us.

06.02.2025 19:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Seems a little bit of self #hypnosis to calm the limbic system is in order these days. #AutogenicTraining might be of help.

β€œI am completely calm.”
Paper with pulverized red lava rock from the outback of Oregon, USA
23 3/8” x 29 3/8” (each)
Photo by San Diego Mesa College Communications

03.02.2025 15:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A couple of years ago I created this #animation based on a short story I started to develop about a dying #planet with its lone survivor, a #robot with the memories of human who lived centuries ago. I haven’t created an animation since. Credit: Melissa Weiss
#scifi #unrealengine #sciart #space

01.02.2025 19:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Your moment of zen.

300 Days
Paint, salt, and graphite on board
17.25” x 59.25”
It can take 300 days for a spacecraft to reach the planet Mars. This work is a meditation on the marking of time in relation to that journey.

#astronomy #astrophysics #sciart #scienceandart #artandscience #Mars #space

30.01.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well since it would take tens of thousands of years for us to get there with current technology, we should probably leave soon.

27.01.2025 19:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chandra :: Photo Album :: Wolf 359 :: January 16, 2025

To learn more: chandra.si.edu/photo/2025/w...

27.01.2025 18:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
This release features an artist's illustration of the red dwarf star Wolf 359, with a small orbiting planet in the distance. 

Wolf 359 occupies much of the illustration. The fiery orange and yellow star fills the lower right corner of the image, extending well beyond the edges of the frame. The star's exterior appears to churn, with white hot flares bursting off the surface. A glowing yellow and orange haze surrounds the star, blanketing white flares and tendrils of hot gas.

In the distance, at our upper right, is an illustration of a small planet set against a black background dotted with faint specks of light. This represents one of two planets that may be in orbit around Wolf 359. Here, the orbiting planet has a blue-grey surface beneath a layer of swirling clouds. The water-like surface and cloudy atmosphere suggest that in this depiction, the planet is in Wolf 359's habitable zone, which may allow life to flourish.

This release features an artist's illustration of the red dwarf star Wolf 359, with a small orbiting planet in the distance. Wolf 359 occupies much of the illustration. The fiery orange and yellow star fills the lower right corner of the image, extending well beyond the edges of the frame. The star's exterior appears to churn, with white hot flares bursting off the surface. A glowing yellow and orange haze surrounds the star, blanketing white flares and tendrils of hot gas. In the distance, at our upper right, is an illustration of a small planet set against a black background dotted with faint specks of light. This represents one of two planets that may be in orbit around Wolf 359. Here, the orbiting planet has a blue-grey surface beneath a layer of swirling clouds. The water-like surface and cloudy atmosphere suggest that in this depiction, the planet is in Wolf 359's habitable zone, which may allow life to flourish.

This #illustration represents effects of #X-ray & other high-energy radiation unleashed on potential #exoplanets from Wolf 359, a red dwarf star. Only a planet with greenhouse gases & at a large distance away from Wolf 359 could possibly support life.
#NASA /CXC/SAO/M.Weiss

#astronomy #sciart

27.01.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m looking into already! And yes I did! πŸ₯°

25.01.2025 19:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Come on in! There’s plenty of room.

25.01.2025 17:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In a vortex and not coming out until the timeline is fixed. ✌️

25.01.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Of All Things
Paper and acrylic
2019
ICE Gallery
A #sitespecificinstallation that considers the physical space and ourselves in relation to the theoretical #Multiverse and the #BlackHole #BigBang Theory.
Photo by Studio Maha

#sandiegoartist #astrophysics #sciart #scienceandart #art

25.01.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Starting on the left, a bright flare that represents the Big Bang that then expands to visuals that represent the different epochs of the cosmic timeline. There are labels for the cosmic dark ages, the AXIS X-ray Limit, and the Current X-ray Limit.

Starting on the left, a bright flare that represents the Big Bang that then expands to visuals that represent the different epochs of the cosmic timeline. There are labels for the cosmic dark ages, the AXIS X-ray Limit, and the Current X-ray Limit.

Illustration of the timeline of the evolution of the #Cosmos from the #BigBang to the present day; it also illustrates how far the Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite (AXIS) will detect X-ray sources compared to currently available observatories.

Credit: Melissa Weiss/CfA/AXIS

#astronomy #sciart

23.01.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0