{"id":1336,"date":"2022-03-17T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/?p=1336"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:28:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:28:07","slug":"the-expanding-universe-of-space-imagery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/the-expanding-universe-of-space-imagery\/","title":{"rendered":"The expanding universe of space imagery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-intro-text\" id=\"block_a2c387c0d9a45a788279effd374012dd\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column has-large-font-size\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n        <p>Our interest in the cosmos is nothing new \u2014 we\u2019ve been gazing up at the stars, pondering our place in the mysterious vastness of space for millennia. Lately, however, there has been a notable surge in the occurrence of intergalactic imagery and narratives in western pop culture. The success of Neil Degrasse Tyson\u2019s remix of Carl Sagan\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/39679-neil-degrasse-tyson-cosmos-example-for-educators.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cosmos<\/a>, the revamp of Star Wars and Blade Runner, the cult TV hit Stranger Things, Marvel movie mania. \u201cScience Fiction and Fantasy\u201d became the most popular genre on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/netflix-is-focusing-on-sci-fi-to-meet-increasing-demand-data-2018-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a>\u00a0in 2018. Elon Musk became a household name as a celebrity Martian overlord. Space is seemingly everywhere these days.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-image-contained\" id=\"block_409fafd0a5032741ddc1d1660ae7ff65\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:92%\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/2068092\/surrealistic-portrait-collage-of-a-boy?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"buy_url\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_2068092.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Surrealistic Portrait-Collage Of A Boy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_2068092.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_2068092-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_2068092-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n              <\/a>\n            <figcaption>\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/StasPylypets\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"image-author\">\n              Stas Pylypets\n            <\/a><br>\n                          <\/figcaption>\n    <\/figure>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-generic-text-image\" id=\"block_985303bd069bd1a54e241a596d4ffa88\">\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n\n    \n              <p>The popularity of science fiction could simply be the revisiting from a generation that grew up on epics like Star Wars and Dune. Many theorists posit however that, as much as the cyclical nature of trends accounts for at least part the equation, the surge in sci-fi is likely a collective reaction to the awareness overload of the information age. Sci-Fi has always acted as a form of social commentary using hyperbole and fantastical narratives to reflect the zeitgeist of existential anxieties throughout history (just check out one episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2085059\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Mirror<\/a>\u00a0for a current glimpse).<\/p>\n<p>So we hurtle toward the incredible cosmos \u2014 creating and consuming imagery that engages our exhausted minds to temporarily shelf reality so we can become, once again, curious, hopeful and awestruck. Really, it\u2019s the same reason we have always turned to art. We need inspiration. And right now, we\u2019re creating it on a cosmic scale.<\/p>\n\n      \n              \n        \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-generic-text-image\" id=\"block_b6950064d47c84fb675665b332268924\">\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n\n    \n              <p>From interplanetary travel to alien invasions, future humanoid homes, and our place within the mystery beyond our atmosphere, we continue to film, photograph, design and re-imagine these five central sci-fi\/fantasy themes \u2014 and the results are out of this world.<\/p>\n\n      \n              \n        \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<span data-block=\"block_77fbcea731ee440ef3346bab41bf1899\" class=\"toc-titles\" data-title=\"SPACE BOUND\" style=\"display:none\"><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-generic-text-image\" id=\"block_77fbcea731ee440ef3346bab41bf1899\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n    \n              <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/user\/consumergallery\/6bbca3af-c8ce-541f-8510-760c671149c2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Space bound<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Our future is in space. As technology develops, the ability to traverse galaxies far away becomes a reality \u2014 we search for new frontiers and homes, we charter unknown territories in our protective space suits, sustaining our delicate, organic bodies. Intergalactic exploration imagery alludes to a larger fiction of futuristic spacecraft plunging toward potentially hostile environments while floating in the vast expanse of matter, light, and dark energy.<\/p>\n\n            \n              \n    \n            \n              <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/1891614\/weightless-in-space-station?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"buy_url\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1891614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Weightless In Space Station\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1891614.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1891614-300x279.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1891614-768x714.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                      <\/a>\n                    <figcaption>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ColinAnderson\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"image-author\">\n              Colin Anderson\n            <\/a><br>\n            \n          <\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n              \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<span data-block=\"block_f58542daf189b5d2219adadc610c75b0\" class=\"toc-titles\" data-title=\"ANOTHER EARTH\" style=\"display:none\"><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-generic-text-image\" id=\"block_f58542daf189b5d2219adadc610c75b0\">\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n\n    \n              <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/stock-photos?g=158199&amp;utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another earth<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Sci-fi epics generally take place on new, Earth-like planets, often with a somewhat dystopian premise that pollution, overpopulation or some other such cataclysmic event rendered the planet uninhabitable (the sun will eventually explode so our time on earth is ultimately limited). In this potential future, we search for another habitat, one that has many of the familiar aspects of our home, but with unfamiliar color schemes, foliage, and skylines, bringing a whole new imaginative lens to the craft of \u201clandscape photography\u201d.<\/p>\n\n      \n              \n        \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Images Block -->\n\n<div class=\"block-images\"  id=\"block_e4224fd4cf1d102ea7ce900819e06e7b\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"block-images-flex portrait-two\">\n\n      <div class=\"image-portrait\">\n\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/2101212\/bubbling-mud?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_2101212.jpg\" alt=\"Bubbling Mud\">\n              <\/a>\n      \n        <div class=\"image-details\">\n          <div class=\"details-content\">\n                                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/linuciukas\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n                          Lina Kiznyte\n                      <\/a>\n                                            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"image-portrait\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/2101190\/geothermal-pools?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_2101190.jpg\" alt=\"Geothermal Pools\">\n                  <\/a>\n        \n        <div class=\"image-details\">\n          <div class=\"details-content\">\n                                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/linuciukas\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n                          Lina Kiznyte\n                      <\/a>\n                                            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"block-fullscreen-image stocksy-image-full\" id=\"block_2c9b2de647ab621aa13536344f839ad0\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/58393\/reflection-in-rio-tinto?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_58393.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Reflection In Rio Tinto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_58393.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_58393-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_58393-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"featured-image-details\">\n        <div class=\"details-content\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/irastorza\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"image-author\">\n              Marilar Irastorza\n            <\/a><br>\n                            <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span data-block=\"block_240628496c1d318a4d2c4199927e432c\" class=\"toc-titles\" data-title=\"ASTRO PROJECTION\" style=\"display:none\"><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-generic-text-image\" id=\"block_240628496c1d318a4d2c4199927e432c\">\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n\n    \n              <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/stock-photos?g=118450&amp;utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astro projection<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>One could not overlook the incredible,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/blog\/stock-photography\/\">real-life photos<\/a>\u00a0that have inspired creative minds to imagine the possibilities of imagery from space. Catching stars on camera is not for the impatient types or casual dabblers, however \u2014 astrophotography requires a long game approach. Whether you\u2019re capturing a long exposure to highlight the milky way, or layering composites taken from 40 hours of footage with giant telescopic contraptions like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/blog\/star-search-with-astrophotographer-sara-wager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">astrophotographer Sara Wager,<\/a>\u00a0taking photos of galaxies and nebulas is a commitment. \u201cProcessing one image can take upwards of 10 hours and will regularly take me many days. Once it has sat in my PC for 3 days without any tweaks then I know I am happy to publish it!\u201d, say Wager. And we are so very thankful to have these glimpses into the unbelievable formations that look almost too incredible to be real.<\/p>\n\n      \n              \n        \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block-fullscreen-image stocksy-image-full\" id=\"block_a9b16b61df3fa78b6362764985cd83f2\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/1024853\/ngc4565-the-needle-galaxy?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1024853.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"NGC4565 The Needle Galaxy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1024853.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1024853-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1024853-768x581.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"featured-image-details\">\n        <div class=\"details-content\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/Swagastro\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"image-author\">\n              Sara Wager\n            <\/a><br>\n                            <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<span data-block=\"block_bc8a99a4a28aa9194cfe96ef42ce342b\" class=\"toc-titles\" data-title=\"LITTLE GREEN MEN\" style=\"display:none\"><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-generic-text-image\" id=\"block_bc8a99a4a28aa9194cfe96ef42ce342b\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:8%\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n    \n              <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/stock-photos?g=157755\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Little green men<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Are we alone? Are there other life forms out there in the universe? From saucer-shaped U.F.O.s containing little green men with enormous heads and bulbous eyes to people-like beings with a touch of the uncanny valley, we have a tendency to imagine that life on other planets will look more or less like augmented humans. It is a tantalizing thought that life exists on other planets and we may one day meet these humanoid space-beings. According to the Fermi Paradox, it\u2019s probable that they have already been here. Maybe we just can\u2019t comprehend their physical form. Or maybe they don\u2019t want to be seen. Until we find them or they reveal themselves, we have artists to help us dream of first contact.<\/p>\n\n            \n              \n    \n            \n              <figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\">\n\n                              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/1928783\/aliens-in-tunnel?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"buy_url\">\n                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1928783.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Aliens In Tunnel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1928783.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1928783-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1928783-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n                      <\/a>\n                    <figcaption>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/evgenijyulkin\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"image-author\">\n              Evgenij Yulkin\n            <\/a><br>\n            \n          <\/figcaption>\n        <\/figure>\n              \n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:34%\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<span data-block=\"block_a602c085dd271997403dbb1bc2b9b026\" class=\"toc-titles\" data-title=\"EVERYONE\u2019S A STAR\" style=\"display:none\"><\/span>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns stocksy-generic-text-image\" id=\"block_a602c085dd271997403dbb1bc2b9b026\">\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\"><\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n\n    \n              <h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/stock-photos?g=158192\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everyone&#8217;s a star<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Modern science has taught us that, unique as we are, our bodies are ultimately made up of the same basic elements as all the chaotic gases and rocks in space. But since we evolved into self-aware, conscious beings, our relationship with the universe has been a source of great introspection and debate. Are we just tiny insignificant specs in an ever-expanding universe? One that may be just a singular sphere in an unfathomably massive multiverse? Did we create our perceived reality and have we all simply agreed to participate in a grand illusion? Or is this all a simulation? Without any concrete answers to life\u2019s biggest questions, we continue to look up to the sky and wonder, if we are made up of the same matter as the stars and planets and everything in between, \u201cWho am I, and what does is all mean?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally written by Tara Campbell, edited and maintained by the Stocksy team.<\/em><\/p>\n\n      \n              \n        \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- Images Block -->\n\n<div class=\"block-images\"  id=\"block_5bf3cae62554d21b5fd1a2556d748d08\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"block-images-flex portrait-two\">\n\n      <div class=\"image-portrait\">\n\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/1930321\/reach-for-the-stars?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1930321.jpg\" alt=\"Reach For The Stars\">\n              <\/a>\n      \n        <div class=\"image-details\">\n          <div class=\"details-content\">\n                                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/pixelstories\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n                          Pixel Stories\n                      <\/a>\n                                            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"image-portrait\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/558905\/silhouette-of-young-woman-and-stars-profile?utm_source=stocksy&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=space_2018\" target=\"_blank\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_558905.jpg\" alt=\"Silhouette Of Young Woman And Stars, Profile\">\n                  <\/a>\n        \n        <div class=\"image-details\">\n          <div class=\"details-content\">\n                                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/lucapierro\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n                          Sky-Blue Creative\n                      <\/a>\n                                            \n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\" id=\"block_8724478c51c35188b3060343275e8185\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:24%\"><\/div>\n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column has-huge-font-size callout-block\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n    \n        <p>The universe is a pretty big place. If it\u2019s just us, seems like an awful waste of space.\u201d<\/p>\n\n    \n                    <div class=\"callout-cite\">\u2014 Carl Sagan<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"wp-block-column\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!--Block Image Call to action -->\n\n<div class=\"block-image-cta \"  style=\"background:#d6ed53;\"   id=\"block_f3892ee872c06b3b57a328019a521b5f\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-1\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-5 cta-content\">\n                <h2>Explore more of the final frontier in\u00a0this spaced out gallery.<\/h2>\n                <div class=\"read-more-cta flex-start\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/user\/consumergallery\/10da8753-aaeb-5a3c-a7c7-bf58fe23931d?page=1\" class=\"read-more learn-more\" target=\"\">\n                    <span>Review Gallery<\/span>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/themes\/stocksy-wordpress\/dist\/images\/arrowbig_e33947e0.svg\">\n                <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"cta-image cta-image-portrait\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Stocksy_comp_1468749-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Thai temple\/wat ground with strong light beam penetrating the cloudy sky during a full moon\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/Wizemark\/showcase?page=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"image-author\">\n                            Wizemark\n                        <\/a>\n                                                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our interest in the cosmos is nothing new \u2014 we\u2019ve been gazing up at the stars, pondering our place in the mysterious vastness of space for millennia. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[23,50,95],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v23.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The expanding universe of space imagery - Stocksy Ideas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our interest in the cosmos is nothing new \u2014 we\u2019ve been gazing up at the stars, pondering the mysterious vastness of space for millennia.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stocksy.com\/ideas\/the-expanding-universe-of-space-imagery\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Stocksy Ideas - Stories for meaningful work\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Stories about progressive branding, visual media best practices, design inspiration, creative trends, and more. 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