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Animal's Planet

In the X57 region of the 1245P-Brock galaxy, there is a planet populated entirely by giant hamsters. Here, two monster-sized hamster balls glisten in the sun, awaiting the return of their fuzzy inhabitants, who are busy running on a Ferris wheel (not pictured).

Observe the Sky

Big Star

The comet is the prima donna of space. Look at it, trailing its beauty across the sky, taking up 75 percent of this entire painting. In fact, the artist was trying to capture a blank, night sky, and the comet totally photobombed that scene. What a diva!

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End of Time

Oh, no! Someone just flushed the universe. Jiggle the handle! Jiggle the HANDLE!

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Moon and Satellite

A satellite silently floats past the moon.

Moongaze: New Moon

Out of This World Style

Like cars, rockets come in different models. The sleek sports rocket. The SUV soccer mom rocket. And this—a reproduction of an ad for the tricked out luxury sedan rocket. Its style is inversely proportional to its aerodynamic qualities. Get to the moon slower. And look good doing it!

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Rosie the Riveting

Gasses such as helium and hydrogen pool together with interstellar dust to create this riveting, rose-colored nebula. Why ARE gasses and dust so attractive way out there in space? Here on earth, this helium balloon covered in dirt—well, it's just not the same.

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Seeing Red

Mars is the red planet. The dirt is red. The air is red. Want to wear blue pants on Mars? Too bad! There are only RED pants on Mars. This painting shows the Mars sky, with its fiery red clouds. Beautiful to an Earthling. Martians, however, have coined the saying, "Let's go out and paint the town green!"

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Standard Space

Yup. Here's some space. Looking space-like. It's got the stars. And the dark, gassy looking stuff. And some more stars. Hang it on a wall, to give that wall a real spacey feel.

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The Enchanted Moon of Lacigam

Scientists studying the Moon of Lacigam have discovered green energy that seems to emanate from its surface. Radioactive bursts of this mysterious energy are regularly pushed into space. The question remains: is the moon doing this itself or is someone down there?

Moongaze: Third Quarter Moon, New Moon

The Moon's Meteor

Every 10 years, the meteor "Bob" skim's this moon's surface. Friction from the atmosphere causes the meteor to ignite. Scientists predict that in time the meteor will dissolve fully, so enjoy it while it lasts!

Moongaze: Waning Gibbous, New Moon

Time-Lapse Moon

Scientists theorize this moon might be capable of hosting life. They've studied it at large, and have many time-lapse photos of it.

Moongaze: First Quarter Moon, New Moon

Cloudy Vision

In space, cloudy days trump sunny ones. That's because the clouds are made of green glitter! The sun, on the other hand, is made of fire and radiation. Before visiting space, definitely check the space-weather forecast. Or just stay home and marvel at this painting.

Search for the Truth

I Dream of Plesiosaur

A cloud formation looks deceptively like a wandering plesiosaurus, set against a stunning early-evening vista. What might the cloud plesiosaur be searching for? The gentle stratus doesn't answer, but floats on, unaware of its inevitable demise.

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Mooooon

When Barnaby B. Cow discovered a moon surrounding Mrafmis 1, his colleagues were dismayed to learn that he had actually named it "Mooooon."

Moongaze: Full Moon, New Moon

Saturn Return

Hubba hubba! Check out this glamour shot portrait Saturn had done a few years back, when it went through a divorce and lost all that weight (who's the second largest planet NOW, Uranus?). The slight blue glow really brings out its rings. Rumor has it that it's dating again and has recently attracted a sixty-third moon.

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Star Crossed Lovers

This fantasy painting captures the mythical union of a crystal rock formation with a sizzling comet. Theirs was a love affair that defied gravity, physics and, well, probably several other laws. No one thought it would last. In fact, it didn't. But at least it burned out, before it faded away.

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The Flaming Moon of Flugne

Though the Flaming Moon of Flugne is titled thusly, it does not actually flame. Rather it has surrounding space debris that refracts an orange hue from the sun. Beautiful, yes? Fire, no.

Moongaze: Waxing Gibbous, New Moon

The Golden Moon of Abscalore 5

The Golden Moon of Abscalore 5 is widely known within the Astronomical scientific community as one of the most beautiful moons in the galaxy.

Moongaze: Any Phase

Twinkle

Is it a rainbow? A cloud? Stars? You might want to sit down, because it's actually a rainbow-colored cloud filled with stars! If you do not enjoy the unbelievable union of magic things in this painting, well then, sorry there's a cold hunk of obsidian where your heart should be.

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Battle Stars

Since ancient times, we have scanned the night sky for signs of things to come. This star-spangled horizon contains countless constellations, each of which can be read for information about the future. (The small U.F.O.s under the stars, for example, can be read as a sign of imminent attack.)

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Moon's Flare

This moon is super heated every day when the sun catches its surface. If Sims wanted to they couldn't land on it. Not until more advanced thermal-protection suits are created.

Moongaze: Waning Crescent, New Moon

Sixam from the Moon

Many have wondered what the planet of Sixam might look like. Wonder no more, for this is a picture of Sixam from the perspective of its moon.

Moongaze: Waxing Crescent, New Moon

Sixam's Moon

When they see the size of Sixam's Moon most Sims shout, "That's no moon!" But it actually is. It's just a very large moon. Thankfully, Sixam is a very large planet and can handle such an enormous rock.

Moongaze: Any Phase

Surfacing

Just imagine this strange world as it would look viewed by an alien returning to its home planet. Oh the longing in that alien's five heart chambers, the tears in its 22 eyes. Back on the surface, it will no longer be “alien.” It will visit its neighborhood bar, where everyone knows its name: “XF2&23%tY.”

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T-Rex Nebula

It's silly for us as humans to project shapes we recognize onto the random, ever-changing patterns of the cosmos. That said, this nebula totally came together to resemble a T-Rex, right? (Not to be confused with T. Rex Nebula, star of children's sci-fi cartoons.)

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