--- description: The Deep Space Network beams back images from space title: Check Out These Beautiful NASA Photos From Across the Solar System image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc15c51816dff3767/698786d7428a9ef2cbcc7fad/hubble2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Space](/tag/space/) ## Space Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Check Out These Beautiful NASA Photos From Across the Solar System  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2015 1:54 PM CUT  Photo released September 9, 2003. Photo released September 9, 2003.NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona)  by [Daniel D'Addario](/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 20, 2015 1:54 PM CUT It’s one of the most mysterious aspects of the universe—what, exactly, is out there? NASA’s Deep Space Network has for decades been helping us get closer to understanding, sending back images from across our solar system. It’s a glimpse into just how vastly different, and how strangely lovely, our neighboring yet still far-off planets are. **Read Next**: TIME _is following astronaut Scott Kelly’s yearlong mission to the International Space Station in the new series,_ [_A Year In Space_](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/ "undefined")_. Watch the trailer for the series_ [_here_](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/ "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3929290/solar-system-nasa-photos/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3929290/solar-system-nasa-photos/"},"headline":"Check Out These Beautiful NASA Photos From Across the Solar System","datePublished":"2015-06-20T13:54:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:23:06.155Z","description":"The Deep Space Network beams back images from space","url":"https://time.com/3929290/solar-system-nasa-photos/","keywords":["Space","NASA","Science topic","solar system"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc15c51816dff3767/698786d7428a9ef2cbcc7fad/hubble2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel D'Addario","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc15c51816dff3767/698786d7428a9ef2cbcc7fad/hubble2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Saturn","caption":"Saturn","creditText":"NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona)","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/space/","name":"Space"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3929290/solar-system-nasa-photos/","name":"Check Out These Beautiful NASA Photos From Across the Solar System"}}]}] ```