If you're looking for an abstract splash of color to spruce up your desktop, the collections here should have something that catches your eye. Photo by Thelma1. Over at the design blog Hongkiat ...

This wide field image shows extensive dust and small clumps of star formation in part of the Taurus star formation region. (Image credit: ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin) ...

This beautiful space wallpaper is a colour composite taken by the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS), the field of view is 3.8x3.3 degrees. ... Wide 1280x800 1440x900 1680x1050 1920x1200.