Illustrations
Artist's impression of the hazy red sunset on HD 189733b
December 11, 2007 · ESA/Hubble
An artist's impression of the extrasolar planet HD 189733b seen here with its parent star looming behind. The planet is slightly larger than our own Solar System's Jupiter. Its atmosphere is a scorching eight hundred degrees Celsius. Astronomers have found that the sunset on HD 189733b would look similar to a hazy red sunset on Earth.
More Hubble images of HD 189733b
Artist’s View of Extrasolar Planet HD 189733bJuly 11, 2013Exoplanet HD 189733b (Artist’s Illustration)June 28, 2012
Swift Telescope View of Exoplanet HD 189733b’s Host StarJune 28, 2012
Swift X-ray Telescope View of Exoplanet HD 189733b’s Host StarJune 28, 2012Artist’s View of Exoplanet Orbiting the Star HD 189733December 9, 2008
Illustration of Exoplanet Orbiting the Star HD 189733December 9, 2008
Artist’s View of Extrasolar Planet HD 189733bMarch 19, 2008
Methane Absorption by the Atmosphere of Extrasolar Planet 189733bMarch 19, 2008