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<n>Tourist</n> (1982) by <n>H.R. Giger</n> for <n>Clair Noto</n>'s unproduced film of the same name.

An illustration from the comic <n>Forever</n> by artist <n>Evan M. Cohen</n>.

<n>NASA</n>'s <n>Virtual Interface Environment Workstation (VIEW)</n> system, developed in 1989.

A digital render from the <n>What If?</n> series by design studio <n>Six N. Five</n>.

A scene featuring a <n>Heptapod</n> from the 2016 film <n>Arrival</n>.

<n>STS-133 Discovery Main Engine Start</n>, 2011, by photographer <n>Dan Winters</n>.

Photo by <n>Katrin Koenning</n> from her series <n>What Should Not Shine</n>, used as cover art for musician <n>Kado</n>.

A scene from <n>Dune</n> featuring the sandworm <n>Shai-Hulud</n>.

A 1950 photograph of <n>The Great Spiral Nebula in Andromeda (M31)</n> from <n>Mount Wilson Observatory</n>.

The crew walkway for the <n>SpaceX Crew-6 Launch</n>, 2023.

Concept art of the <n>Imperial Ship</n> from <n>Dune</n> (2021) by <n>Deak Ferrand</n> for <n>Rodeo FX</n>.

3D render by <n>Hugo Fournier</n> for the <n>Devialet Dione Opéra Soundbar</n>.

An illustration from the manga <n>Astroid</n> by artist <n>Keiichi Koike</n>.

A digital artwork from the <n>What If?</n> series by studio <n>Six N. Five</n>, directed by <n>Ezequiel Pini</n>.

An illustration by artist <n>Jon Lomberg</n>.

<n>So Close, Yet So Far.</n> by graphic designer <n>VW.MAC</n>, created as part of a 365-day challenge in 2022.

A photograph from the series <n>The boundaries of nothingness</n> by <n>Alex Plechko</n>.

<n>the hopeless place</n> (2021), a digital illustration by artist <n>Kei</n>.

The first launch of <n>Space Shuttle Columbia</n> from the <n>Kennedy Space Center Control Room</n>, 1981. Photo by <n>NASA</n>.

Promotional painting by <n>Robert McCall</n> for <n>Stanley Kubrick</n>'s 1968 film <n>2001: A Space Odyssey</n>.

A depiction of Saturn by artist <n>Vija Celmins</n>.

The <n>Space Shuttle Challenger</n> on the launchpad before its <n>STS-41B</n> mission in February 1984. Photo by <n>NASA</n>.

From the series <n>My First Dream</n> by photographer <n>Diego Brambilla</n>, shot on Mount Etna.

A <n>SpaceX</n> <n>Falcon 9 rocket</n> launches the <n>TESS</n> satellite in 2018. Photo by <n>John Kraus</n>.

<n>Philippe Caza</n>'s 1988 cover art for the French edition of <n>Isaac Asimov</n>'s "<n>Robot Dreams</n>."

Artwork for the single <n>ANIMAL</n> by <n>Outrun the Sunlight</n>. Art by <n>Noah Wainwright</n>.

A still of <n>Keir Dullea</n> as <n>Dave Bowman</n> in <n>Stanley Kubrick</n>'s 1968 film <n>2001: A Space Odyssey</n>.

An illustration of a <n>Spiral Nebula</n> from the book <n>Elements of Astronomy</n>, 1875.