September 29th, 2014
Our Stargate Atlantis theme moves ever onwards. Appropriately enough today’s wallpaper shows a mighty Aurora-class warship, built by the Ancients to defend their empire against the Wraith, about to leap into hyperspace, heading for a battle against implacable enemies. These ships carried very powerful shields, letting them stay in a fight far longer than other […]
September 28th, 2014
We move across to the Pegasus Galaxy and Stargate Atlantis for today’s wallpaper, showing the terrifying sight of two Wraith Hive Ships and their escorting cruisers advancing over Atlantis. The Siege has begun and the intrepid defenders of the city must hold out until the cavalry arrives. But against such enemies, the price will be […]
September 27th, 2014
Our Stargate theme continues, this time with a cracking wallpaper showing an Asgard Beliskner-class mothership, under the leadership of Supreme Commander Thor, engaging the Goa’uld Ha’tak commanded by Osiris. Thor has come to defend one of the Protected Planets in the Milky Way, worlds that the Goa’uld are not permitted to visit. This would usually […]
September 26th, 2014
We return to our sci-fi ships category, and Stargate in particular. This incredible image shows the USS Daedalus ready for battle. These ships are far smaller than most of the enemies they face, but thanks to their highly advanced technology they are able to hold their own in a fight far better than most people […]
September 7th, 2014
Our Space Odyssey goes on with this amazing image from near the end of Odyssey Two; the Monoliths have acted at last, compressing Jupiter until it explodes into a new star. Dave Bowman, now a part of the Monolith, was able to warn the crew of the Leonov, but that had to sacrifice the Discovery, […]
September 6th, 2014
We move on from 2001 to 2010, the sequel to the original groundbreaking film. This sequel, which is based on Arthur C Clarke’s second book in the Space Pdyssey series, brings Heywood Floyd out to Jupiter to discover exactly what happenned nine years before. What happenned aboard Dicovery, what made HAL go crazy, where did […]
September 5th, 2014
Today we have one more wallpaper from 2001 A Space Odyssey. This time it shows the excavation team, led by Doctor Heywood Floyd, surveying the recently excavated Monolith, although know it as TMA-1 (for Tycho Magnetic Anomaly). It’s a historic moment, Man’s first encounter with a confirmed alien artifact. The Monolith is perhaps the epitome […]
September 4th, 2014
Whilst we’re on the subject of 2001, we couldn’t resist sharing this wonderful still from the same film. It isn’t strictly a spacecraft but it’s amazing nonetheless. Three astronauts working on the Moon’s surface in the hills around Clavius Base take a short break to watch a transport vessel on it’s way in to land. […]
September 3rd, 2014
No, that isn’t a typo in the title. From Stanley Kubrick and Arthur c Clarke’s seminal science fiction film comes the legendary USSS (United States Space Ship) Discovery, man’s first attempt to probe the secrets of Jupiter and the Monoliths. The ship contained many novel features, from an internal carousel to simulate gravity, to a […]
September 2nd, 2014
Our sci-fi odyssey continues! In this amazing image, we see the Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus ganging up on a lone Cylon Basestar./ With her Raiders decoyed away, the Basestar is virtually helpless against the Colonial guns. You can even see an entire section of one of the Baster’s “arms” has been blown clean off the […]
September 1st, 2014
We’re back to sci-fi starships with this glorious image of the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701-D at warp speed, racing to some urgent crisis or desperate emergency. This massive vessel was built for exploration and houses over a thousand people with the finest equipment the Federation can provide. However, she is also a very capable warship, heavily […]
August 30th, 2014
Following on from yesterday’s great wallpaper of the USS Daedalus in battle, we arrive at the undisputed queen of Stargate spacecraft, the city of Atlantis itself. Yes, that’s right, the city is a starship, protected by a nearly impenetrable dome shield and able to unleash hordes of Ancient drone weapons to savage the City’s enemies. […]
August 29th, 2014
We move on from the Moon to the Pegasus Galaxy, where the USS Daedalus is engaging a Wraith fleet at close range. This image comes from Stargate Atlantis and shows Earth’s second starship fighting against the odds. But the Daedalus has powerful shields and many railguns to fight back with and is clearly holding her […]
August 28th, 2014
Today our sci-fi ship comes from the cult 60’s show, Space: 1999. Whilst the stories were cheesy and the characters wooden, the ships they used were amazing. This image shows us an Eagle transporter being lifted from the hangers to the launch pad ready to take to the heavens. Whether it is surveying planets, rescuing […]
August 27th, 2014
Our sci-fi ships theme continues! This time we have a stunning high-definition wallpaper from Battlestar Galactica, featuring the fearsome Battlestar Pegasus front and centre, with the Galactica and the rest of the Fleet in the background. Larger and more powerful than Galactica, the Pegasus is a new breed of Battlestar, built to destroy the hated […]