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Acidalia Planitia — Fact Meets Fiction | Space Wallpaper

July 19, 2016 | Wallpaper

In Spring 2015, images of the Acidalia Planitia region of Mars captured by the HiRISe camera, giving writers of "The Martian" inspiration for their big screen adventure to the Red Planet.
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An Asteroid and Its Moon | Space Wallpaper

July 18, 2016 | Wallpaper

In the mid-1990s, the Galileo spacecraft, on its way to the Jupiter system, captured this mind-blowing image of asteroid 243 Ida and its moon, Dactyl.
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Dazzling Lights Crown Jupiter | Space Wallpaper

July 15, 2016 | Wallpaper

Just like Earth, Jupiter's magnetic field channels charged solar particles to the poles which creates brilliant light shows called aurorae.
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An Intriguing Cosmic Distortion | Space Wallpaper

June 19, 2016 | Wallpaper

Deep in space Einstein's theory is proven right again with this image of two galaxies forming an Einstein Ring.
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Peculiar Outlier Galaxy Offers Unique Laboratory | Space Wallpaper

June 13, 2016 | Wallpaper

UGC 4879 lies 2.3 million light-years from its closest neighbor, offering a rare opportunity for astronomers to study star formation untouched by interactions with other galaxies.
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On a Clear Day | Space Wallpaper

May 31, 2016 | Wallpaper

From the ISS, ESA astronaut Tim Peake photographed the clear skies and building clouds over Europe.
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Long Arms of the Condor Galaxy | Space Wallpaper

May 13, 2016 | Wallpaper

The Condor galaxy is an unusually elongated barred spiral galaxy.
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Electric Saturn | Space Wallpaper

April 21, 2016 | Wallpaper

In a composite, false-color image snapped by Cassini in 2007, Saturn glows in unearthly colors.
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Our Active Sun | Space Wallpaper

April 20, 2016 | Wallpaper

The magnetic field of the sun reaches for the Earth through this large coronal hole in March of 2016.
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Mars Has Layers | Space Wallpaper

March 30, 2016 | Wallpaper

Near the base of Mount Sharp on Mars, layer upon layer of sediment formed these rocks over millions of years.
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