1. Dust Devil

Dust Devil Passes Near Martian Sand Dune
Beyond a dark sand dune closer to the rover, a Martian dust devil passes in front of the horizon in this sequence of images from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover.

2. Pathfinder

This panoramic view of Pathfinder’s Aris Vallis landing site shows Sojourner rover in the distance. The Mars Pathfinder mission completed the last successful data transmission cycle at 6:23 a.m. EDT on Sept. 27, 1997.

3. Jezero Crater

This illustration shows Jezero Crater — the landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover.

4. Perseverance Hazcam First Drive

This image was captured while NASA’s Perseverance rover drove on Mars for the first time on March 4, 2021. One of Perseverance’s Hazard Avoidance Cameras (Hazcams) captured this image as the rover completed a short traverse and turn from its landing site in Jezero Crater.

5. Earth’s Aurora

An aurora glows above the Earth’s horizon as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunset 270 miles above the Tasman Sea off New Zealand’s southwest coast.

6. Boston City Lights

Much like the delicate filaments of a spider’s web, the lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the ISS as it orbited over Earth’s surface.

7. Orion, Delta IV Heavy Ready for Second Launch Attempt

Much like the delicate filaments of a spider’s web, the lights of the city of Boston seemingly spread from a central point in this image taken by the crew of the ISS as it orbited over Earth’s surface.

8. Juno’s View of Jupiter’s Southern Lights

This infrared image gives an unprecedented view of the southern aurora of Jupiter, as captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on August 27, 2016.

9. Pitting in Martian Soil

Pitting in Martian Soil During Repeated Laser Shots From Mars Rover
The 16 frames in this time-lapse movie show how repeated laser shots from the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity cause a pit to form at the target point in Martian soil. The area of soil included in the images is about 1.1 inches (28 millimeters) across.

10. Curiosity Drills

This close-up image is of a 2-inch-deep hole produced using a new drilling technique for NASA’s Curiosity rover. The hole is about 0.6 inches (1.6 centimeters) in diameter. This image was taken by Curiosity’s Mast Camera (Mastcam) on Sol 2057.