... Storm clouds do sometimes come to Chile's Atacama desert, known as the driest place on Earth. These washed through the night sky just last month during the winter season, captured in this panoramic view. ... A Year of Sky on Earth . ... In a cross-Solar System interplanetary first, our Earth was photographed during the same day from both Mercury and Saturn. ... Pictured above is the Earth-Moon system as captured by the Cassini mission orbiting Saturn in the outer Solar System. ...