High Definition Wallpapers

July 18th, 2014

The ISS

In this, our latest HD wallpaper, we see man’s greatest current endeavor in space, the International Space Station, a huge structure of metal and plastic in low Earth orbit. At the left and right at the enormous solar panel arrays that provide essential power for the station, whilst at the centre are the habitable modules. […]

July 17th, 2014

Space Shuttle Launch

We have another great Hd wallpaper here for you today, this time showing on of NASA’s famous Space Shuttles during a launch. The raw power of the extra rocket boosters is clear, while the Shuttle’s own main engines is less clear. This is because the Shuttle’s main engines burn much hotter and more cleanly, creating […]

July 16th, 2014

Atlantis Returns

No, I don’t mean the lost city. This is our latest HD wallpaper fro the Space category, and it shows the Space Shuttle Atlantis gliding in towards a landing after a successful mission in orbit. The marvel that is the Space Shuttle is clearly on display: a spacecraft that can return, land like an aircraft […]

July 15th, 2014

Returning to Orbit

Today we have another beautiful space wallpaper for you. This great shot shows the Apollo 11 Lunar Module’s Ascent stage moving back into orbit to rendezvous with Michael Collins in the waiting Command Module. Below is the desolate Lunar surface, bu in the distance the half-sphere of Earth rises majestically over the horizon, reminding the […]

July 14th, 2014

Man on the Moon

Today we have another classic Hd Space wallpaper for you. This time it’s a stunning picture from the Apollo 11 mission, the first manned landing on the Moon’s surface. In the wallpaper we see Lunar Module Pilot Buzz Aldrin next to the flag he just planted. Off to the left you can see the LEM, […]

July 13th, 2014

Liftoff!

This is our latest Hd Space wallpaper, it shows a truly breathtaking sight: the mighty Saturn-V rocket at liftoff, carrying one of the Apollo missions to the Moon. This was the largest and most powerful rocket ever put into service, standing 110 metres tall and weighing just over 3,000 tonnes fully fueled. This amazing image […]

July 12th, 2014

The Horsehead Nebula

There is possibly no more famous nebula in space than the great Horsehead Nebula, so named because of the random swirls of gas appearing like a horse’s head…yeah, astronomers aren’t the most imaginative when it comes to names. This stunning wallpaper shows not only the Horsehead Nebula itself to the right of centre, but also […]

July 11th, 2014

The Pillars of Creation

We continue our space theme with an iconic, and incredible, image. This is the famous Pillars of Creation, part of the Eagle Nebula (otherwise known as Messier 16). The Pillars are so-called because they are vast clouds of gas and dust (several light-years across) within which brand-new stars are forming. Within those pillars new solar […]

July 10th, 2014

M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy

Today we kick of a new Space category and what better way to start than this absolutely stunning HD image of Messier 51, better known as the Whirlpool Galaxy. This giant spiral galaxy has a structure very similar to our own Milky Way, and as you can see is interacting and absorbing a neighboring smaller […]

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