Cosmic Art

A Universe of Expressions

Spaceflight technology provided humanity the first opportunity to look back at the Earth from space rather than out into space from Earth. This new perspective enabled everyone, not just those with a lifetime of physics and math study, to have a better understanding of our world. The Cosmic Art collections are created from the same idea – using physics to enable new perspectives so that everyone can better appreciate the wonders within our universe.

Cosmic Art reframes Cosmic Studio’s leading scientific advancements in plasma physics as art to provide a unique and unexpected view of the Earth. Each image is the direct result of software that provides our first accurate window into plasma dynamics in complex magnetic fields. The same tool is used by the ICON and COSMIC-2 satellites for science.

All images have been calculated at high resolution and use colors that ensure accurate and accessible representations.

Cosmic Art:
New Frontier Collection

Exploring the plasma frontier.

This collection celebrates solving the physically impossible, the creation of a vector basis and associated coordinate system suitable for calculating plasma physics in complex magnetic fields. This scientific achievement not only provides a foundation for the next generation of plasma physics models, measurements, and understanding, but makes it possible for everyone to appreciate this unseen wonder in our universe.

Cosmic Art:
Geodetic Earth Collection

A celebration of realistic bodies.

This collection celebrates the inclusion of Earth’s actual shape when exploring the science of plasma electrodynamics. The rotation of the Earth causes the equatorial region to bulge and the poles to squeeze. In honor of the Earth’s true shape these pieces draw attention to the midline.

Cosmic Art:
Apex Prime Collection

Unparalleled views from the top.

There is nothing like the view from the top of the world. These images offer us a glimpse of the Earth that plasma experiences at the apex, the highest point along a geomagnetic field line.

Cosmic Art:
Dash Dash Dot Dot Collection

Expressions of an uncertain world.

This collection explores the uncertainty of the world expressed using dots, dashes, segments, and lines.

Cosmic Art:
Veracity Collection

Truth matters.

The truth matters. The images in this collection provide direct evidence that Dr. Stoneback’s new magnetic basis is correct despite previous assertions such a solution was not possible. The images provide a reminder that claims about reality require evidence and that real progress requires a constant search for the truth.

Cosmic Art:
Perception Collection

Perceptual limits.

Each image in this collection is presented twice, once as absolute magnitude, the other normalized. The varying differences between the images serve as a visual reminder that we must separate our perceptions of the world from the underlying reality.

Cosmic Art:
Inspiration Collection

Where it started.

Spaceflight technology provided humanity the first opportunity to look back at the Earth from space rather than out into space from Earth. The images in this collection reflect advances made in our understanding of the universe through direct observation. The other Cosmic Art collections expand upon this idea through the lens of plasma physics.

Purchases from the Inspiration Collection support open source science software.

Cosmic Art

A Universe of Expressions

Cosmic Art:New Frontier Collection

Exploring the plasma frontier.

Cosmic Art:Geodetic Earth Collection

A celebration of realistic bodies.

Cosmic Art:Apex Prime Collection