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Jupiter, the Largest Planet in the Solar System | Space Wallpaper

October 16, 2015 | Wallpaper

A new snapshot of Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, reveals details of the great planet. Scientists use images like this to determine wind speeds, identify atmospheric phenomena and even track changes in its most famous features.
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SpaceX's Dragon Orbits Mars | Space Wallpaper

September 30, 2015 | Wallpaper

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft orbits Mars before entering the atmosphere and touching down on the Red Planet, as seen in this artist's conception.
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SpaceX's Dragon Landing on Mars | Space Wallpaper

September 17, 2015 | Wallpaper

In this artist's conception, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lands on Mars.
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Sending Dragon to Mars | Space Wallpaper

September 17, 2015 | Wallpaper

This fantastic space wallpaper depicts what one artist envisions as the scene when SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lands on Mars.
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Earth-Like Exoplanet Kepler-452b | Space Wallpaper

July 24, 2015 | Wallpaper

This stunning space wallpaper shows the possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world discovered in the habitable zone of star similar to our sun.
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Pluto in False Color | Space Wallpaper

July 24, 2015 | Wallpaper

This stunning space wallpaper shows Pluto in color as New Horizons scientists combined four images from the spacecraft Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view.
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EPIC Image of Earth | Space Wallpaper

July 20, 2015 | Wallpaper

This spectacular space wallpaper shows the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) satellite's first view of the entire sunlit side of Earth, taken from one million miles away on July 6, 2015.
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Light Rays and Orange Haze | Space Wallpaper

February 20, 2015 | Wallpaper

This spectacular space wallpaper shows ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile soon after sunset. The last rays of the day create a spectacular orange haze as they pass through the dusty lower levels of the atmosphere, setting a perfect scene.
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Swirling Starscape Over La Silla | Space Wallpaper

January 16, 2015 | Wallpaper

This stunning space wallpaper shows a swirling starscape above ESO’s La Silla Observatory. Also, if you look very closely, you can see not one, but three horizontal trails from three separate planes, moving from left to right in the sky.
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Smoky Silhouette | Space Wallpaper

December 17, 2014 | Wallpaper

The smoky black silhouette in this gorgeous space wallpaper is part of a large, sparse cloud of partially ionized hydrogen — an HII region — known as Gum 15.
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