How cool is this poster?
What you don't see is that it discusses the concept of rogue planets. PSO J318.5-22, the planet stylized in this art, was discovered Oct 2013. If you ever felt like you are just free floating through time and space, you are not alone! You can learn more about rogue planets here
http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2014/03/13/a-guide-to-lonely-planets-in-the-galaxy/
And for more on J318.5-22 here
http://cfht.hawaii.edu/en/news/LonelyPlanet/
http://www.science20.com/news_articles/planet_pso_j318522_a_giant_bag_of_hot_dust_and_molten_rain-158875
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/10/um-where-did-this-little-orphan-planet-come-from/280457/
http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/science-free-floating-exoplanet-01450.html
Pretty exciting STEM!
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