The Jet Propulsion Laboratory advances science and discovery through NASA robotic missions exploring Earth, the solar system, and the universe.
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ALT A rocket lifts off on a pillar of fire as a bird flies by, the scene reflected in the still waters of a lake.
ALT A rocket lifts off on a pillar of fire
ALT This oval map shows the whole sky as observed by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS. The background is a deep blue-gray speckled with countless tiny dots and streaks. The plane of our Milky Way galaxy appears as a large, wispy pale arc sweeping around the center of the image. Pink dots speckle the map, marking the locations of over 1,000 confirmed exoplanets. A bright patch along the bottom edge just left of center shows the location of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. A few black lines and blocks are visible in the image, mostly on the left side of the map, indicating regions TESS has not yet imaged. This image is watermarked with “Credit: NASA/MIT/TESS and Nicole Schanche (University of Maryland College Park).”
ALT A desert landscape on Mars, seen from beneath the rover, with its robotic "hand" visible along with and a wheel with tracks in the dirt.
ALT A field of light-toned rocks in reddish soil.
ALT A desert landscape seen from directly above. The left side of the frame is filled with layers of light-toned rock and pits filled with dark sand. On the right, below a cliff, is more dark sand windblown into a rippled pattern. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UArizona
ALT A satellite's-eye view from October 2022 of the Adirondack Mountains of northeast New York during fall. The leaves on trees are a fiery orange and red. Some trees remain green. White fluffy clouds are visible at the edges of the image.
ALT A panoramic view of a desert landscape with reddish rocks and sand and low hills in the distance. At the center-right of the frame, rover tracks can be seen.
ALT A panoramic view of a rocky desert landscape. Hills of layered rock stand in the background. The image has two predominant colors: blue tones for the portions of the image captured in the morning, and warmer tones for the portions captured in the eventing. In the foreground is the back half of a robotic Mars rover, with two of its wheels, its top deck, antennas, and its thermal generator visible. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
ALT A 3D digital illustration of Earth with a slice cut away to reveal its internal layers. The exterior shows a realistic view of the globe, focusing on Europe, Asia, and Africa with visible geographic features and grid lines. Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
ALT A near‑total solar eclipse with the Moon covering most of the Sun. A bright burst of sunlight, known as the “diamond ring” effect, appears on the lower right edge. Soft rays extend outward, and several small, pink solar prominences are visible around the rim of the Sun.
ALT Hurricane Melissa as seen from the International Space Station on Oct. 28, 2025. Thick white clouds spiral out from the storm's eye 50 miles south of Jamaica. A panel of the ISS cuts in on the left. Credit: NASA
ALT Natural color satellite image showing the Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and surrounding area in Southern California. Most of the landscape is brown and mountainous.The Vasquez Rocks appear as a patch of curved gray stripes just below and to the left of center near Agua Dulce. Palmdale is barely visible in the top right corner and the Bouquet Reservoir is near the top left corner. Credit: NASA
ALT Black-and-white photo of a small, dune-like ripple of sand and soil-like material. The ripple is crossed by a deep rover track.
