with its terraced walls and flat floor interrupted by central peaks
From the brilliant six-pointed diffraction spikes of massive suns to the delicate orange wisps of the nebula
DesignLab artist Joby Harris worked to create an image that spoke to the Lab as a whole
these protostars will grow hotter and denser until a critical threshold is reached
Without this gravitational magnifying glass
A Moodier Moon, Artemis II Black Hole with its terraced walls andThe Moon underexposed on purpose. Smaller aperture, deeper shadows, more character. April 6, 2026. Early in the seven hour lunar flyby observation period, one of the Artemis II crew made a deliberate choice: shoot with a smaller aperture. Less light in, more contrast out. The result is a darker, heavier version of the Moon than the typical flyby images, with shadows that swallow the surface detail and highlights that barely hold on. This is what