One exception, though, was the dust, which represented a bridge between hand-drawn animation and computer effects — one of the most complicated instances of merging the two distinct art forms.

Phillips created the Herrera GIF using a 2D animation program called Toon Boom ... he’d have “added rising debris, like dust and rocks.” Even without rising debris, the GIF went viral ...

as you'd expect in the cloud of slow-moving dust surrounding the comet.” Since the images are compressed into a short GIF, the action appears much, much faster than how it occurred in real time.

GIFs are pretty much an inescapable form of internet communication now, and it’s never been easier to make your own. Giphy’s online GIF maker lets you pull short YouTube clips and add captions ...

As they hit the camera’s sensors, they register as streaks of light. Some of bright specks are actually snow – dust and ice particles floating above the comet’s surface. And many of them are ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover spotted a dust devil swirling across the surface of the Jezero Crater on July 20th, 2021. The Navigation Cameras, or Navcams, are the eyes of the rover, and ...

Animation showing the cumulative build-up of dust looking from Earth’s local neighbourhood to around 13,000 lightyears towards the centre of the Milky Way. Credit must be given to the creator.