For all of our scientific advances, there are still many questions that remain unanswered. In the new book The Where, the Why, and the How, artists take a stab at explaining those mysteries.
Now we’ve got a scientific mystery for you:
Are we alone in the universe?
Your challenge is to answer the question in an illustration.
UPDATE 2/4: Our contest deadline has passed. But feel free to continue sharing your work!
UPDATE 2/15: We’ve announced the winners of our contest.
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