![The colors of Mercury, the solar system's innermost planet, are enhanced in this image, based on global image data from the Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft. The colors of Mercury, the solar system's innermost planet, are enhanced in this image, based on global image data from the Mercury-orbiting MESSENGER spacecraft.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/pia16853mercuryweb.jpg?w=720)
1. Carnegie Inst. Washington / JHU Applied Physics Lab / NASA
![Prominent patches of wind-blown dust, possibly mixed with volcanic ash, radiate from Becquerel crater and into a neighboring crater on Mars. Prominent patches of wind-blown dust, possibly mixed with volcanic ash, radiate from Becquerel crater and into a neighboring crater on Mars.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/9711586170_e1a8dd74da_b.jpg?w=720)
2. FU Berlin (G. Neukum) / DLR / ESA
![Sept. 22, 2013, the autumnal equinox, marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, but the seasonal harvest begins early in the harsh continental climate of eastern Kazakhstan. Sept. 22, 2013, the autumnal equinox, marks the beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, but the seasonal harvest begins early in the harsh continental climate of eastern Kazakhstan.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/9936304204_616d70aa21_b.jpg?w=480)
3. Jesse Allen / NASA Earth Observatory
![The Caribbean Sea, as seen from the international space station on Aug. 13, 2013. The Caribbean Sea, as seen from the international space station on Aug. 13, 2013.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/9506658359_2036f8e493_b.jpg?w=720)
4. Luca Parmitano / ESA / NASA
![The Noctis Labyrinthus region of Mars, perched high in the Valles Marineris canyon system, as seen on Sept. 26, 2013. The Noctis Labyrinthus region of Mars, perched high in the Valles Marineris canyon system, as seen on Sept. 26, 2013.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/was7944849.jpg?w=720)
5. NASA / AFP / Getty Images
![The unmanned U.S. commercial cargo ship Cygnus is seen approaching the International Space Station on Sept. 29, 2013. Cygnus flew itself to the International Space Station, completing the primary goal of its debut test flight before supply runs begin in December. The unmanned U.S. commercial cargo ship Cygnus is seen approaching the International Space Station on Sept. 29, 2013. Cygnus flew itself to the International Space Station, completing the primary goal of its debut test flight before supply runs begin in December.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/2013-09-29t201512z_472945560_gm1e99u0b.jpg?w=720)
6. NASA / Reuters
![Two small islands had a big impact on the skies over the Pacific Ocean disrupting clouds in a way that created a paisley cloud pattern 175 miles long. Two small islands had a big impact on the skies over the Pacific Ocean disrupting clouds in a way that created a paisley cloud pattern 175 miles long.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/juanfernandez_tmo_2013013_geo.jpg?w=720)
7. MODIS
![Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) the Pavlof Volcano on May 18, 2013. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) the Pavlof Volcano on May 18, 2013.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/iss036-e-002105_lrg.jpg?w=720)
8. NASA
![A dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery. A dark cloud where new stars are forming along with a cluster of brilliant stars that have already emerged from their dusty stellar nursery.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/darklupusnebula.jpg?w=492)
9. F. Comeron / ESO
![The annual Perseid meteor shower at Chapel of Garioch, near Aberdeen, Scotland, on Aug. 12, 2013. The annual Perseid meteor shower at Chapel of Garioch, near Aberdeen, Scotland, on Aug. 12, 2013.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/rex_meteor_shower_1654336b1.jpg?w=720)
10. Geoffrey Robinson /Rex USA
![This image combines Hubble observations of the M 106 galaxy with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany. This image combines Hubble observations of the M 106 galaxy with additional information captured by amateur astronomers Robert Gendler and Jay GaBany.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/8452138391_e0768fa345_b.jpg?w=640)
11. R. Gendler / Jay GaBany / NASA / ESA
![Saturn and its rings, created from images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 10, 2013. Saturn and its rings, created from images obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Oct. 10, 2013.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/was8006253.jpg?w=600)
12. Gordan Ugarkovic / JPL-Caltech / NASA / AFP / Getty Images
![A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, on June 23, 2013, in Washington, D.C. A supermoon rises behind the Washington Monument, on June 23, 2013, in Washington, D.C.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/9125383113_f8bb53cf2c_b.jpg?w=417)
13. Bill Ingalls / NASA
![Comet ISON taken by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on Nov. 8 at 5:40 a.m. EST (1040 GMT). Comet ISON taken by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) on Nov. 8 at 5:40 a.m. EST (1040 GMT).](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/2013-11-11t191418z_1283795069_gm1e9bc0.jpg?w=634)
14. Aaron Kingery / NASA / MSFC / Reuters
![Sandstone cliffs and hematite lag deposits of Ophir Mensa on Mars. Sandstone cliffs and hematite lag deposits of Ophir Mensa on Mars.](http://timeecocentric.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/pia17691.jpg?w=720)
15. University of Arizona / JPL-Caltech / NASA
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