World Space Week Oct 4, 2023

It"s World Space Week, an opportunity to celebrate humanity"s extraterrestrial achievements, as well as the benefits that come from space exploration and technology. The star of our homepage is actually a star-forming region known as the Tarantula Nebula, found in the same group of galaxies as our Milky Way. This detailed image was captured by the powerful James Webb Space Telescope and shows thousands of never-before-seen stars, previously obscured by cosmic dust. The nebula"s colossal size and dynamic energy offer plenty of compelling material for astronomers and stargazers of all stripes.

© NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team

palette

Today in History

Oct 4, 2018From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
Oct 4, 2019World Space Week begins
Oct 4, 2020Infrared Jupiter, erupting Io
Oct 4, 2021Hey neighbor, it s World Space Week!
Oct 4, 2022World Space Week
Oct 4, 2024World Space Week begins
Oct 4, 2025World Space Week

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Mar 27, 2019Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
Apr 27, 2024National Go Birding Day
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Oct 21, 2019The Guggenheim turns 60
Jan 2, 2024Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
Jun 16, 2022Seonam Temple, South Korea
Aug 4, 2019Pups of the prairie
Nov 14, 2020Decorating for Diwali
Jun 30, 2024Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Jun 19, 2021Surf s up—Down Under
Jan 10, 2026The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
Feb 24, 2022Glacier cave in Iceland
Nov 3, 2019It s time to fall back
Jun 30, 2018The aftermath of a meteorite
Jun 25, 2025Glastonbury Festival begins
Nov 14, 2024Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
Feb 9, 2019A tale of almonds and bees
Oct 12, 2025Village of Saranac Lake, New York
Apr 26, 2020Red skies at Ruby Beach
Nov 17, 2018A bird of beauty
Feb 17, 2018Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
Apr 3, 2022Lake Tai s cherry trees in bloom
Jul 15, 2024Marine Day, Japan
Jul 16, 2024Festival of British Archaeology
Jan 30, 2022Halo around the sun
Jan 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
Jun 2, 2023Gemsbok in Namibian sand dunes
Sep 30, 2019Wheels up in Beijing
Dec 7, 2024National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Apr 6, 2022Crested caracaras