Capturing the cosmos on canvas: How art helps scientists and space agencies communicate with the public

A man in a black suit jacket speaks into a microphone in front of colorful impressionist paintings of space.

For Ed Belbruno the universe around us is more than eye-catching. It's a medium for infinite fine art, an inspiration for artistic renderings that can break boundaries and be used for spacecraft missions to the moon and beyond.

Belbruno is a visiting research collaborator in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences at Princeton University. Showings of his art are being sponsored by the European Space Agency (ESA) and have been displayed at several ESA installations.