Contrasting Galaxies | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff This space wallpaper from the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile shows a contrasting pair of galaxies: NGC 1316, and its smaller companion NGC 1317 (right).
Titan’s Dunes | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff This cool space wallpaper is a radar image from the Cassini orbiter showing dark streaks carved into dunes on Saturn’s moon Titan.
Entering Interstellar Space | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff This space wallpaper is an artist's concept depicting NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft entering interstellar space, or the space between stars.
Changes in the Fields | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff This colorful space wallpaper is a radar composite image shows changes in large-scale agricultural plots in southwest Iran. The image was released March 28, 2014.
Rare Double Star | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff HR 5171, the brightest star just below the center of this stunning space wallpaper, is a yellow hypergiant, a very rare type of stars with only a dozen known in our galaxy.
Space Rock Rings | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff This stunning space wallpaper is an artist's illustration showing what the rings surrounding the asteroid Chariklo may look like from a distance.
Above the Ringplane | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff Two pairs of Saturn’s moons make a rare joint appearance in this amazing space wallpaper.
MUSE Views | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff This stunning space wallpaper is a color composite of the unusual polar ring galaxy NGC 4650A. The image was created from data from the new MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope.
Magnificent 'Monkey Head' Nebula | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff To celebrate its 24th year in orbit, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has released this beautiful space wallpaper of part of NGC 2174, also known as the Monkey Head Nebula.
Dark Sector Lab | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff The Dark Sector Lab (DSL), located 3/4 of a mile from the Geographic South Pole, houses the BICEP2 telescope (left) and the South Pole Telescope (right).
Searching for Swirls | Space Wallpaper By Space.com Staff The sun sets behind BICEP2 (in the foreground) and the South Pole Telescope (in the background) in this stunning space wallpaper.