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Kepler 186F

HD 191939

Kepler10c

K.O.I. 55c

Wasp 12b

WD 1145+017

HD 189733B

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Video Narrative. K.O.I. 55c / KEPLER 70c What you are now seeing is the exoplanet Kepler 70c - it was formerly called K.O.I. 55c. Kepler 70c and its' brother planet, Kepler 70b, are two silent survivors and evidence of the brutality of the cosmos. Somewhere around 18 million years ago, these two planets were probably a pair of gas giants orbiting Kepler 70 which was their host star. When the star passed through its red giant state, it engulfed the two planets and consumed them in the process..leaving only their high density metal cores orbiting the system like two zombies. Kepler 70c registers high temperatures, but as it is tidally locked, we can explore the dark side of the planet. Nevertheless, the bizarre landscape has a strange beauty. All of the surface is composed of highly compressed melted metals, giving it the appearance of a shiny, brittle, dark skin. Due to the violent process it suffered, the planet is full of scars and millions and millions of pieces continually float around like an angry swarm. Gravity makes the floating rocks swirl and cluster in a capricious ways.Now we find a canyon and we surf a river of asteroids, now we see valleys, terraces, hills and mountains, now we find clouds made of rocks and dust covering an ocean of metallic dunes...And sometimes, we can see Kepler 70b passing through the dark sky, as the two planets pass each other. At its closest point they are only 240.000 km apart. When this happens, the gravity tides produce violent rock storms that send debris to the space that becomes trapped inside the two planets orbit...drawing a giant ring around the star.

K.O.I. 55C

Star: Kepler 70 Constellation: Cygnus Right ascension: 19h 45m 25.4746s Declination: +41° 5′ 33.8820″ Apparent magnitude (V) 14.87 Spectral type: sdB Parallax: (π) 0.7850 ± 0.0314[2] mas Distance: 4,200 ± 200 ly (1,270 ± 50 pc) Mass: 0.496 ± 0.002[1] M☉ Radius: 0.203 ± 0.007[1] R☉ Distance: 4,200 ± 200 l (1,270 ± 50 pc) Mass: 0.496 ± 0.002[1] M☉ Radius: 0.203 ± 0.007[1] R☉

Kepler 70c / KOI 55c Mean radius: 0.867[note 1][2] R⊕ Mass: 0.655 M⊕ Surface gravity: 8.55 m/s2 Escape velocity: 9.73 km/s Temperature: 6,807 K (6,534 °C; 11,793 °F)

Video Narrative: Wasp12b Behold, one of the universe’s incredible dramas unfolding. What you are about to witness is the brutal demise of Wasp 12B. Wasp 12B is a dark gas giant, larger than jupiter, orbiting the star Wasp 12. Its surface absorbs 94% of the light, making it one of the darkest known planets. Wasp 12B is so close to the star that the planet takes a little more than a day to make one orbit. At this tremendous speed, the tidal forces has distorted its 2500 degree Kelvin boiling atmosphere into a egg shape and its ripping it away at 189 quadrillion tons per year. At this speed Wasp 12B will be consumed in about 10 million years. In terms of the universe, this is just the blink of an eye.

This is the old video, with the old conception of what could be Wasp 12b. A true “Hot Jupiter” impressivelly bright due to the incredible high temperatures. I just leave the video here for comparison (ANd because it is also a nice one).

This updated video shows the new discoveries of Wasp 12b. Before the Hubble 2017 findings, we could only guess that a so hot planet would be incredible bright; however, we have just discovered that Wasp 12b is black as asphalt, absorving 94% of the light, and showing only a faint red tint caused by the extreme temperatures.

Star WASP-12 Constellation: Auriga Right ascension (α): 06h 30m 33s Declination: (δ) +29° 40′ 20″ Apparent magnitude (mV): 11.69 Distance: 871[1] ly (267 pc) Spectral type: G0

Wasp 12B Mass (m): 1.39 ± 0.04[1] MJ Radius (r): 1.79 +0.09 −0.09[1] RJ Density (ρ): 326 kg m−3 Surface gravity (g): 1.16 g Temperature (T): 2525[2]

Kepler 10C Mass (m): 17.2 ± 1.9[2] M⊕ Radius (r): 2.35+0.09 −0.04[2] R⊕ Density (ρ): 7100 ± 1000[2] kg m−3 Surface gravity (g): ~30[2] m/s² Temperature (T): Teq: 584 +54 −17[2] K

Raw rendering material - Landscape views without the drone interface and interferences

Kepler 10c

Star Kepler-10 Constellation: Draco Right ascension (α): 19h 02m 43s[1] Declination (δ): +50° 14′ 29″[1] Distance: 564 ± 88 ly (173 ± 27[1] pc) Spectral type: G

Video Narrative Kepler 10c We have folded 580 lights years to reach the Draco constellation and explore this exotic rocky planet covered by hot ice. Due to the brutal high pressure and temperature, all water in Kepler- 10C’s surface lacks a defined state, and naturally ranges from pure steam to critical exotic forms of ice such as “ice 7”. Under this extreme environment, water forms hot mud that crystallizes in twisted and outlandish shapes that grow and collapse within the 580 kelvin degrees poisonous atmosphere.

HD 189733B Mass (m): 1.162+0.058 −0.039[2] MJ Radius (r): 1.138 ± 0.027 RJ Geometric Albedo (Ag): 0.40 ± 0.12 (290–450 nm)< 0.12 (450–570 nm) Surface gravity (g): 21.2 m/s² Temperature (T): 1117 ± 42

HD189733B

Video Narrative HD 189733-B Beware HD 189733B. This gas giant located 63 light years from earth orbiting an orange dwarf star is really a death trap. Its deep blue color is produced by silicon crystal droplets howling in the 5.000 miles per hour winds which scatter the blue light in the 2.000 degree Farenheit atmosphere. Do not let it entice you into entering its atmosphere.

Star HD189733 A Constellation: Vulpecula Right ascension (α): 20h 00m 43.71s[1] Declination (δ): +22° 42′ 39.1″[1] Apparent magnitude (mV): 7.66 Distance: 63.4 ± 0.9[1] ly (19.5 ± 0.3[1] pc) Spectral type: K1–2V

Kepler 186F Mass (m): 1.4[1][a] M⊕ Radius (r): 1.17 (± 0.08)[3] R⊕ Stellar flux (F⊙): 0.32 +0.06 −0.04[1] ⊕ Temperature (T): 188 K (−85 °C; −121 °F)

Video Narrative Kepler 186F Here we find Kepler 186F, orbiting the Red Dwarf Star Kepler 186. 186F is just a little larger than Earth. The planet is located well within the habitable zone of the star. The first pleasant surprise, nonetheless an expected one, is that the planet is not tidally locked. However, its slow rotation makes for days and nights nearly three weeks long. Behold the bizarre beauty of the first recordings in Kepler 186F. The curious rock formations suggested erosion by water, but when our drones’ system began to fail we realized the true reason. There is a never ending ash cloud in this area. It is formed by a compound very similar to magnetite. The rocky shapes we see through our cameras are the result of thousands of years of magnetic ash accumulating over and over. Our team is venturing that some the largest structures could reach a million years in its formation. This suggest also a continuous volcanic activity. Our most immediate goal is to leave this desert area before the magnetic ash renders our equipment useless.

Star Kepler-186 Constellation: Cygnus Right ascension (α): 19h 54m 36.651s Declination (δ): +43° 57′ 18.06″ Apparent magnitude (mV): 14.625 Distance: 558 ly (171[3] pc) Spectral type: M1V[3]

HD 191939: Three Sub-Neptunes Transiting a Sun-like Star Only 54 pc Away. Mariona Badenas, a Ph.D. candidate at MIT (USA) specializing in exoplanets, led the discovery and validation of HD 191939, a multi-planetary system composed of at least three sub-Neptune-sized planets around a Sun-like star. The uniqueness of HD 191939 inspired her to create this beautiful short documentary teaming with David Argemí, host of exoplanets.art and leading artist in the field of narrative visuals, design and teacher at several institutions.

HD 191939 d Mass: 2.7±1.5 M🜨 Semimajor Axis (AU): 0.207±0.003 Orbital period (days): 38.3525±0.0003 Inclination: 89.43±0.04° Radius: 3.04±0.07 R🜨

You will find the HD 191939 manuscript here: https://bit.ly/3HAufHj

\English 4K - https://youtu.be/Z01ZR23NM58 - click here (opens in a new window)

\Catalan 4K - https://vimeo.com/662987870 - click here (opens in a new window)

\\ More material regarding the video will be posted in the near future, such as the design and production process stages.

HD 191939 Star Constellation: Draco Right ascension: 20h 08m 5.75s[1] Declination: +66° 51′ 2.1″[1] Apparent magnitude (V): 8.971[2] Spectral type: G8V[3] Radial velocity (Rv): +9.266±0.0018[1] km/s Proper motion (μ) RA: +150.256[1] mas/yr Dec.: −63.909[1] mas/yr Parallax (π): 18.6247 ± 0.0253[1] mas Distance: 175.1 ± 0.2 ly (53.69 ± 0.07 pc) Absolute magnitude (MV): 5.32 Mass: 0.92 M☉ Radius: 0.945 R☉ Luminosity (visual, LV): 0.69 L☉ Surface gravity (log g): 4.44 cgs Temperature: 5427 K Age: 7±3 Gyr

\\The script of the video is long, so instead of sharing it here, we have prepared a visual PDF reading guide that can serve as the same purpose and for other academic uses. We hope that you find it interesting. You can download it here: https://bit.ly/3rA85Qb

\English 4K - https://vimeo.com/664375990 - click here (opens in a new window)

HD 191939 e Mass: 108±3 M🜨 Semimajor Axis (AU): 0.397±0.005 Orbital period (days): 101.5±0.4 Inclination: 88.7±0.7° Radius: Not confirmed

\Spanish 4K - https://youtu.be/ri3LHURXquM - click here (opens in a new window)

HD 191939 c Mass: 7.2±1.4 M🜨 Semimajor Axis (AU): 0.170±0.002 Orbital period (days): 28.5805±0.0002 Inclination: 89.09±0.03° Radius: 3.08±0.07 R🜨

There are English, Spanish and Catalan version of the documentary, hosted at Vimeo and in YouTube. Links of the diferent versions follows:

\Spanish 4K - https://vimeo.com/662987797 - click here (opens in a new window)

HD 191939 f Mass: 2~11 MJ Semimajor Axis (AU): 2.6~7.0 Orbital period (days):1700~7200 Inclination: Not confirmed Radius: Not confirmed

HD 191939 b Mass: 10.4±0.9 M🜨 Semimajor Axis (AU): 0.078±0.001 Orbital period (days): 8.88029±0.00002 Inclination: 88.06±0.08° Radius: 3.39±0.07 R🜨

\Catalan 4K - https://youtu.be/-YUkmhMWpB0 - click here (opens in a new window)

//System Log/ Exoplanets: Advanced Sci-Viz & Cinematic IP ArchitectureMy role: IP Architect & Technical Director //BRIEF Transforming cold astrophysical data into a visceral, emotionally resonant Intellectual Property (IP). The objective of this ongoing R&D studio project was to bridge the gap between rigorous scientific visualization (Sci-Viz) and high-end cinematic storytelling. The challenge was to develop a scalable procedural pipeline capable of rendering planetary-scale environments while eliciting deep emotional responses from the audience—proving that scientific accuracy and narrative empathy are not mutually exclusive. //EXECUTION I engineered a robust VFX pipeline utilizing Houdini (and Clarisse when it was there before 2023) to procedurally generate astronomically inspired environments based on available public datasets. Instead of treating the exoplanets as mere 3D assets, I approached them as "happenings" within a broader cinematic universe. The execution required: Narrative Architecture: Combining scriptwriting, cinematic camera work, VFX dramatization, and emotional pacing to create 1-to-6-minute immersive documentaries. World-Building: Modeled piece by piece with attwention to detail, and using procedural node-based workflows to generate hyper-realistic, planetary-scale terrain and atmospheric simulations. Data-Driven Art Direction: Translating astrophysical parameters (temperature, atmospheric density, orbital proximity) into visually stunning, physically accurate lighting and texture models. //OUTCOME A highly acclaimed anthology of 7 cinematic documentaries. The R&D project successfully demonstrated the power of Narrative Architecture, prompting viewers to state they "had never felt such empathy for a planet." It stands as a testament to the studio's capability to take abstract scientific concepts and transform them into engaging, high-end visual ecosystems ready for institutional, editorial, or entertainment deployment. //Disclaimer file/ While some content is scientifically accurated, some of the art material contained in this website is pure speculation. It is based and INSPIRED on data obtained from different scientific information available to the general public. In other words -or reading between lines if you want- The art displayed here is not meant to be 100% scientifically accurate or educational per se, although I try to not make it just entertaining or beautiful., but also educational , as my goal is to spread and attract interest to this wonderfull field, I hope that this does not sound paradoxical //Mission Crew/ Contact David Argemí david.argemi[at]gmail[dot]com (recommended)www.davidargemi.com //Why files Imagination is power. Imagination drives humanity in many ways. Imagination defines us humans and, as species, we can be proud of some things. When we cease to exist only a small proof of our existence and breaktrhoughs will remain. Not World Cups. Not Weaponry or Wars. Not Architecture or Arts. Not Democratic Elections... but leaving the planet. Crossing the void. Expanding life. Expanding consciousness. Space travel. Self preservation. And make all things we can imagine as species to come true...because imagination is… // //Data Cartridge Location files You can see all the work displayed here in www.exoplanets.art www.instagram.com/david_argemi/ www.davidargemi.com david_a.artstation.com www.youtube.com/ExoplanetsArt //Locked data Copyright ©2016-2022 by David ArgemíAll rights reserved. No part of this website or content, images, videos, or any contained material may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, downloading, or reproduced on other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Linking the video to another website is OK as far the appropiate credit os given to the author or authors.

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//System Log/ Exoplanets: Advanced Sci-Viz & Cinematic IP ArchitectureMy role: IP Architect & Technical Director //BRIEF Transforming cold astrophysical data into a visceral, emotionally resonant Intellectual Property (IP). The objective of this ongoing R&D studio project was to bridge the gap between rigorous scientific visualization (Sci-Viz) and high-end cinematic storytelling. The challenge was to develop a scalable procedural pipeline capable of rendering planetary-scale environments while eliciting deep emotional responses from the audience—proving that scientific accuracy and narrative empathy are not mutually exclusive. //EXECUTION I engineered a robust VFX pipeline utilizing Houdini (and Clarisse when it was there before 2023) to procedurally generate astronomically inspired environments based on available public datasets. Instead of treating the exoplanets as mere 3D assets, I approached them as "happenings" within a broader cinematic universe. The execution required: • Narrative Architecture: Combining scriptwriting, cinematic camera work, VFX dramatization, and emotional pacing to create 1-to-6-minute immersive documentaries. • World-Building: Modeled piece by piece with attwention to detail, and using procedural node-based workflows to generate hyper-realistic, planetary-scale terrain and atmospheric simulations. • Data-Driven Art Direction: Translating astrophysical parameters (temperature, atmospheric density, orbital proximity) into visually stunning, physically accurate lighting and texture models. //OUTCOME A highly acclaimed anthology of 7 cinematic documentaries. The R&D project successfully demonstrated the power of Narrative Architecture, prompting viewers to state they "had never felt such empathy for a planet." It stands as a testament to the studio's capability to take abstract scientific concepts and transform them into engaging, high-end visual ecosystems ready for institutional, editorial, or entertainment deployment. //Disclaimer file/ While some content is scientifically accurated, some of the art material contained in this website is pure speculation. It is based and INSPIRED on data obtained from different scientific information available to the general public. In other words -or reading between lines if you want- The art displayed here is not meant to be 100% scientifically accurate or educational per se, although I try to not make it just entertaining or beautiful., but also educational , as my goal is to spread and attract interest to this wonderfull field, I hope that this does not sound paradoxical //Mission Crew/ Contact David Argemí david.argemi[at]gmail[dot]com (recommended)www.davidargemi.com //Why files Imagination is power. Imagination drives humanity in many ways. Imagination defines us humans and, as species, we can be proud of some things. When we cease to exist only a small proof of our existence and breaktrhoughs will remain. Not World Cups. Not Weaponry or Wars. Not Architecture or Arts. Not Democratic Elections... but leaving the planet. Crossing the void. Expanding life. Expanding consciousness. Space travel. Self preservation. And make all things we can imagine as species to come true...because imagination is… // //Data Cartridge Location files You can see all the work displayed here in www.exoplanets.art www.instagram.com/david_argemi/ www.davidargemi.com david_a.artstation.com www.youtube.com/ExoplanetsArt //Locked data Copyright ©2016-2022 by David ArgemíAll rights reserved. No part of this website or content, images, videos, or any contained material may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, downloading, or reproduced on other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Linking the video to another website is OK as far the appropiate credit os given to the author or authors.

You will find the HD 191939 manuscript here: https://bit.ly/3HAufHj

\\ The script of the video is long, so instead of sharing it here, we have prepared a visual PDF reading guide that can serve as the same purpose and for other academic uses. We hope that you find it interesting. You can download it here: https://bit.ly/3rA85Qb

You will find the HD 191939 manuscript here: https://bit.ly/3HAufHj

\Spanish 4K - https://youtu.be/ri3LHURXquM - (opens in a new window)

You will find the HD 191939 manuscript here: https://bit.ly/3HAufHj

\Catalan 4K - https://youtu.be/-YUkmhMWpB0 - (opens in a new window)

\Catalan 4K - https://vimeo.com/662987870 - (opens in a new window)

\Spanish 4K - https://vimeo.com/662987797 - (opens in a new window)

\English 4K - https://vimeo.com/664375990 - (opens in a new window)

\English 4K - https://youtu.be/Z01ZR23NM58 - (opens in a new window)

\\ The script of the video is long, so instead of sharing it here, we have prepared a visual PDF reading guide that can serve as the same purpose and for other academic uses. We hope that you find it interesting. You can download it here: https://bit.ly/3rA85Qb

WD 1145+017

WD 1145+017 Constellation: Virgo[1] Right ascension: 11h 48m 33.63s[2] Declination: +01° 28′ 59.4″[2] Apparent magnitude (V): 17.0[3]

This project started as a series of illustrations for a conference. Later on, I wanted to post them here with some technical details.In the end, I preferred to mix everything together with a narrator, render new shots and do a new video instead. Special thanks go to Mariona Badenas for her continued inspiration with her life work and to Mae Rashed for her art advice, her encouragement and unconditional support.

WD 1145+017 A White Dwarf devouring a planet This White Star, named WD 1145017 is located around 570 light years away, in the Virgo Constellation. Discovered in 2015 by Prof. Andrew Vanderburg using the Kepler Telescope, it became a special object of interest due to its intriguing features. The changes in its apparent brightness make us believe that the star has a giant debris disk. This disk could be the remnants of a defunct planet still orbiting around after the red giant phase of the star. Different studies yield exciting results: The giant clouds, made up of dust, gases, and debris, block light up to 50% of the light star when it is in transit. Through different measurements, it is believed that around 6 giant residual bodies -plus millions of different sized remains in a more likely thick disk or group of disks - could be in a decaying slow orbit towards the star. How is it really WD 1145017? How is it really this system? We do not know, but we can imagine it with light interacting with the thick debris disk in many different beautiful ways... How would the composition of gas and debris interact with light? Would we be able to marvel at an explosion of color caused by light being diffracted? It is up to you.

Mass: 0.63 ± 0.05[5] M☉ Radius: 0.013[6] R☉ Temperature: 15,020 ± 520[5] K Metallicity [Fe/H]: ~0.1 dex Age: 774 ± 130[5] Myr

Evolutionary stage: White dwarf Spectral type: DB[2] Distance: 570[4] ly (174.0[3] pc)

These are some of the illustrations and frames I produced for this project