Space jigsaw puzzles: nebulae, planets and galaxies

Real telescope and spacecraft images: Hubble’s Orion, Crab and Butterfly nebulae, the Whirlpool Galaxy and NGC 1300, Webb’s Pillars of Creation and Cosmic Cliffs, Saturn and Jupiter as Cassini saw them, and ESO’s view of the Carina Nebula. NASA imagery is public domain, and the ESO picture is CC BY 4.0.

Nebulae and galaxies have gorgeous colour but a lot of near-black. Pick a smaller count than you would for a landscape, or turn the ghost image on (the eye button in the toolbar) so the dark pieces have something to line up with.

Open any picture to see it full size and start a lobby with your own piece count (24 to 1500), shape and rotation setting. The link you get works over Discord, Zoom, WhatsApp or anything else that carries a URL – see how playing with friends works.

10 space puzzles

• Barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300 (Hubble)NASA, ESA and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) · 300 pieces
• Butterfly Nebula NGC 6302 (Hubble)NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team · 300 pieces
• Cosmic Cliffs in the Carina Nebula (Webb)NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI · 300 pieces
• Crab Nebula (Hubble)NASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University) · 300 pieces
• Jupiter from CassiniNASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · 200 pieces
• Orion Nebula (Hubble)NASA, ESA, M. Robberto (STScI/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team · 300 pieces
• Pillars of Creation (Webb)NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI · 300 pieces
• Saturn from CassiniNASA/JPL/Space Science Institute · 100 pieces
• The Carina NebulaESO · 500 pieces
• The Whirlpool GalaxyNASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI) and the Hubble Heritage Team · 300 pieces

Other puzzle themes

• Famous painting jigsaw puzzles online – Public-domain masterpieces from Van Gogh to Hokusai.
• Nature and landscape jigsaw puzzles – Mountains, forests, coasts and skies.
• Animal jigsaw puzzles online – Wildlife and pets, close up.
• City jigsaw puzzles: skylines and landmarks – Skylines, streets and landmarks.
• Retro jigsaw puzzles: rolling hills, pipes and pixels – Patterns, pixels and nostalgia.