Return To Cordero Prime

An emerald colored spaceship makes its final approach to the planet Cordero Prime far below. Kaleidiscopia City covers almost two-thirds of the planet's surface. The Great City is the capital of the Corderan Empire!

A dark-green moon called Malo begins to eclipse its pink sibling as a massive Cargo Spaceship returns from a distant colony.

Cordero Prime lies near the center of a very rich globular star cluster, deep in the very heart of the Sombrero Galaxy.

The Mother-Ship From the Multiverse

An inter-dimensional probe arrives in a crackling blaze of glory, far above another blue world!

This remarkable probe explores all the countless universes and all the incredible realities of Being and Existence.

The probe prepares to launch a greenish flying-saucer to explore the planet further. A shadowy behemoth swims just beneath the surface of the azure sea!

Morning On Rica Naranja In The Black--Eye Galaxy

Richly scented plants bloom in this alien garden as another day begins on a moon called Rica Naranja! This thriving paradise circles a monstrous gas giant, already rising in the background. Balmy, Summer breezes foretell that another incredible day is ahead!

Rica Naranja's sun is orange and spotted. The Black-Eyed Galaxy is millions of light-years away. It is also one of the most beautiful galaxies in the Universe!

An Alien Sky

A trio of boomerang-shaped flying saucers sails over the Bridge of Sighs across Kaleidiscopia Harbour. A small moon and a gigantic comet complete the alien skies above the beautiful planet of Cordero Prime.

Mer de Lunas In the Whirlpool Galaxy

Waves of liquid ammonia rush to a green shore on the planet Mer de Lunas. This deceptively tropical world is actually extremely cold, almost -160 degrees!

The two moons raise high tides on this beautiful, but very alien world.

Terraqua and Aquaterra

Terraqua is a world only 185 light-years away in the Aquarius Constellation. It's alien race has reached a mid-20th Century technology. The scene is from a plaza of one of its many pleasant cities. Terraqua orbits its dim, reddish sun at a distance of only 55 million miles.

Aquaterra is almost 100% liquid H2O. The 'moon' is a gigantic drop of water that orbits the planet!

Ares Rising Over Mariner

Red Ares rises above the Jasmine Sea on the planet Mariner in the Whirlpool Galaxy. Ares and Mariner are fraternal twin worlds that rotate around each other as they circle their sun.

Ares is mostly a desert world, except for its poles. A violent blizzard rages at its North Pole at the moment.

Mariner is a blue world of warm, salty seas and purplish mountains. The Jasmine Sea hosts a species of gigantic squids!

Distant Yamara

The planet Yamara is very, very far away. Yamara is in another Universe, many trillions of light-years away. Its gigantic sun bathes the planet in ultraviolet light. The planet is covered with thick, tropical vegetation with many tranquil streams. Yamara is a planet of peace and contemplation.

A small moon made from dark matter tries to eclipse the strange sun, but eventually gives up in defeat.

How strange Life is! How it differs from the rest!

Dawn On Amethyst II

A bizarre sun rises over cliffs of gigantic amethyst crystals on this purplish world in the Sombrero Galaxy. Amethyst II sports 200-foot high cathedrals of these beautiful gems. The amethyst cathedral on the right glows a warm red on the inside.

This Universe rings with both Grace and Beauty! It is beyond all understanding and beyond all comprehension, any yet, it is!

Aurora, Alba And Elba

A new world called Aurora is born in the Andromeda Galaxy. Aurora is still red-hot! A crater filled with a lake of molten tin and lead is in the foreground.

Alba rises above the walls of the crater. The newborn moon still sports many steamy volcanoes on its dark surface. Alba is about the size of our own moon.

Elba is only one-half the size of Alba and has already cooled enough to host blue seas on its surface.

Eventually, Aurora will give birth to a race of beings that will colonize the entire Andromeda Galaxy--many, many eons from now...

Life in the Universe is eternal! Life always wins!

Blue Moon On Invierno III

A bright full moon named Azul rises above a forest on Invierno III in the Whirlpool Galaxy. Giant night-birds perch in the upper branches of the barren trees. The planet is very earth-like, and very beautiful.

Azul sports a massive crater that almost shattered the moon eons ago.

The Emperor's Ship Lands On Las Fuentes

A Butterfly-ship prepares to land on Las Fuentes with the Emperor himself on board! Las Fuentes is one of the many 'pleasure planets' owned by the Corderan Royal Family. It is a world of rich gardens, geysers and fountains, only 120 light-years from Cordero Prime.

Emperor Panceta CCXLVII himself is at the helm!

The Crystal Ship

A survey ship from Cordero Prime tests the strange waters of a nameless planet as a massive moon rises in the background. The Corderans add almost 100 planets a day to their empire in the Sombrero Galaxy. The Cordero Empire includes almost 100 million worlds!

Bad Moon On The Right

A moon named Malo is rising behind an ancient monument on Cordero Prime. Malo is a semi-arid moon with water-filled craters. It also sports an impressive system of canals that can be seen from Cordero Prime.

The skies turn to every shade of purple and red as another day ends on this unforgettable world in the Sombrero Galaxy!

Saucers Over Surreal Park

A parade of organic flying saucers zooms through the air above Surreal Park on Cordero Prime. The warm autumnal sun turns the trees into burnished gold.

Pink Moon

A moon called Rosada de Luna rises over the Parliament Building on an early Winter's eve in Kaleidiscopia City. Whispy, white clouds float in the moon's muggy atmosphere.

The Cordero Empire flag is on the right. Their rich empire covers almost 2/3 of the Sombrero Galaxy. A Corderan wedding is taking place at the top of the steps!

Nine gigantic moons orbit the planet of Cordero Prime. The gravitational balance of the moons is extremely fragile!

City Of Dreams

The City of Gems. The City of 10,000 Stars. The City of Light. Kaleidiscopia City has dozens of nicknames throughout the Universe. The Kaleidiscopians are obsessed with both geometry and light, and their city dazzles both the mind and the soul. The city's gigantic skyscrapers and alien architecture can be very disorienting!

Verde Rising Over Aceituna

A moon called Verde rises above a seascape on the planet Aceituna somewhere in the Whirlpool Galaxy. Warm waves rush to the shore as the sky turns an olive green.

Verde sports an ice cap. It is a water-moon, and filled with exotic marine life.

How rich this Universe is! The Universe hums with both life and beauty--everywhere!

The Library On Cordero Prime

A fat, full moon rises over The Library! This massive building contains information about quadrillions of planets and civilizations. It is considered the very center of intellect in the Universe.

The famous steps of The Library have been worn down in the middle over by the countless visitors over the centuries.

Winter Twilight In Kaleidiscopia City

The ruddy sun is reflected trillions of times in the crystalline towers of Kaleidiscopia City as the first sunset of Winter begins.

This so-called City of Gems is the capital city of the Corderan Empire in the Sombrero Galaxy.