Fragment Collection (#68)

Illustration of a simple planet and its ring system
Illustration of a simple planet with a ring system. This digitally generated image was focused on composition and simplicity, with no elaborate lighting schemes or extravagant nebulae formations

The ice island that calved off the Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland migrates
August 16, 2010 - The ice island that calved off the Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland continues its slow migration down the fjord 11 days later

Close-up view of the Mars meteorite known as Oilean Ruaidh
Close-up view of a meteorite on Mars known as Oilean Ruaidh, taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The science team used two tools on Opportunitys arm

The Hand of Destiny Nebula is devouring the star Abigor
The Hand of Destiny Nebula, also known as the Hand of Ukobach, is devouring the star Abigor. The struggle between the two monstrous powers is causing all of Abigors planets to boil away their lighter

A spheroid shape emerges from the formation of a new planet as its gravity gathers matter from surrounding rocks and debris

Artists concept of a distant hypothetical solar system
This artists concept depicts a distant hypothetical solar system, similar in age to our own. Looking inward from the systems outer fringes, a ring of dusty debris can be seen, and within it

A massive ice island breaks free of the Petermann Glacier in Greenland
July 21, 2012 - A massive ice island breaks free of the Petermann Glacier in northwestern Greenland. The giant iceberg could be seen drifting down the fjord

A planetary nebula is forming as the star expells its outer layers
This is the final apocalyptic ending to many medium to low mass stars; a planetary nebula is forming as the star expells its outer layers in violent pulsations of solar wind

A meteor crossing the Milky Way, Miramar, Argentina
A fragmenting meteor crossing the Milky Way at dawn, Miramar, Argentina

Planetary system Epsilon Eridani
This artists conception shows the closest known planetary system to our own, called Epsilon Eridani. Observations from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope show that the system hosts two asteroid belts

Artists concept of a supernova about to incinerate this planetary system

Artists concept of an asteroid field against a celestial background
Asteroid field with orbits hot and starry/nebula background Artists concept of an asteroid field against a celestial background

Artists concept of the star Fomalhaut and a Jupiter-type planet
Artists concept of the star Fomalhaut and the Jupiter-type planet that the Hubble Space Telescope observed. A ring of debris appears to surround Fomalhaut as well

The creation of a new planet as gravity brings together all matter of space debris
The creation of a new planet, as gravity brings together all matter of space debris, a common process throughout our vast universe

Asteroid 243 Ida
This view of the asteroid 243 Ida is a mosaic of five image frames acquired by the Galileo spacecraft. Ida is the second asteroid ever encountered by a spacecraft

Large rocks swirl around and form a planet in the cosmos
Rocks as big as mountains swirl around and form a planet in the cosmos

Rocky asteroids are caught in the ring system surrounding this planet

Artists concept of a manned expedition to the inner planets of a raging star

A white dwarf star surrounded by a disintegrating asteroid
This artists concept illustrates a dead star, or white dwarf, surrounded by the bits and pieces of a disintegrating asteroid

An asteroid field orbits near a planet and moon in the cosmos

Artists concept of a planet and its 3 moons aligned in a perfect and symmetrical
A dramatic composition of a planet and its 3 moons aligned in a perfect and symmetrical formation

A detailed view at the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as Cassiopeia A. It is the youngest known remnant from a supernova explosion in the Milky Way

Illustration of a ringed-planet viewed from above. A very dusty and bright solar system

Giant robots demolishing old neglected buildings, now nothing more than ruins

American P-51 Mustang fighter planes destroy a UFO
In July 1947, it was reported that an extraterrestrial flying saucer had crashed at a place called Roswell In New Mexico, USA. Conspiracies & denials have come & gone ever since

This illustration shows a group of asteroids and their orbits around the sun, compared to the planets. Unlike the orbits, the planets are not to scale

An eye-shaped nebula and ring of glowing debris around a planetary system
An eye-shaped nebula, the remains of a star forming molecular cloud that is being torn apart by the supergiant at its center

Easter Island like heads on an alien world. In the sky a broken moon

Conceptual image of a group of platelets

Blood vessel with platelets, white blood cells and red blood cells

Conceptual image of platelets with red blood cells
Conceptual image of platelets with white blood cells and red blood cells

The break up of a comet from gravitational forces
3D Illustration depicting the break up of a comet from gravitational forces exerted by a hypothetical jupiter-like gas giant exoplanet beyond the solar system

Conceptual image of a platelet

Ice flakes in the shadows of Skittendalen Valley in Troms County, Norway. Mikkelfjellet mountain is visible in the background

The powerful T-Rex shatters its rock suit encasing
This T-Rex is the worlds first living fossil preserved in rock that encased it and kept it in suspended animation. Seen here, the powerful T-Rex shatters its rock suit, and again sees the light of day

A fossilized T. Rex bursts to life as it escapes from captivity
A fossilized T. Rex bursts to life as it escapes from the bedrock thats kept it captive for millions of years

Fragment of Copy of the Evangelists, in Latin

Source Size = 2655 x 2098
The Boudroum Marbles: No. 4. Another Fragment, Probably from the same Frieze

An Allegory of Intemperance, c. 1495-1500 (oil on panel)
XOS996652 An Allegory of Intemperance, c.1495-1500 (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 35.9x31.4 cm; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Austrian 15th Century, Woman Suspending Man from Tower, c. 1420-1430, pen and ink with watercolor; fragment from Bible MS (German text on image verso)

Austrian 15th Century, Eating Sacrificial Lamb, c. 1420-1430, pen and ink with watercolor; fragment from Bible MS (German text on image verso); image cut in silhouette and mounted on backing sheet

Louis-Aa'mile Durandelle, Ornamental Sculpture from the Paris Opera House (Column Fragment), French, 1839-1917, 1865-1874, albumen print from collodion negative mounted on paperboard

French 15th Century, A Warning Against Playing Dice, c. 1500, woodcut [fragment]

Master of Imola (Italian, active 1265 - 1280), The Three Maries at the Tomb with the Angel of the Resurrection, and Isaac Sending Esau Out to Hunt, c

Minerva without helmet, 1896 (marble) (see also 414549)
XIR414550 Minerva without helmet, 1896 (marble) (see also 414549) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Musee Rodin, Paris, France; (add.info.: Minerve sans casque; Mariana Russell)

Minerva without helmet, 1896 (marble) (see also 414550)
XIR414549 Minerva without helmet, 1896 (marble) (see also 414550) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); Musee Rodin, Paris, France; (add.info.: Minerve sans casque; Mariana Russell)

Head of Buddha, c. 5th century (stucco with gesso & traces of paint)
XBP394831 Head of Buddha, c.5th century (stucco with gesso & traces of paint) by Afghan School; height: 18.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Afghan

St Benedict (fresco)
XBP394525 St Benedict (fresco) by Starnina, Gherardo (c.1354-1409/13); 500x130 cm; Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Italy; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; Italian, out of copyright

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