Sunday TODAY's Photo of the Week

Pope Francis touches the coffin of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI after his funeral mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.

Christmas wreaths placed by volunteers sit in front of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery on Dec. 17, 2022, in Arlington, Virginia. Thousands of volunteers participated in Wreaths Across America Day, laying wreaths at headstones at Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen service members. Over 3,000 other locations across America, at sea and abroad also participate in the annual event.

NASA's Orion Capsule splashes down after a successful uncrewed Artemis I Moon Mission on Dec. 11, 2022, seen from aboard the U.S.S. Portland in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. The 26-day mission took the Orion spacecraft around the moon and back, completing a historic test flight coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 17 on the moon, the last time NASA astronauts walked there.

In an aerial view, lava fissures flow downslope from the north flank of Mauna Loa Volcano on Dec. 7, 2022, in Hilo, Hawaii. For the first time in almost 40 years, the biggest active volcano in the world erupted prompting an emergency response on the Big Island.

On flight day 13, Orion reached its maximum distance from Earth during the Artemis I mission when it was 268,563 miles away from our home planet. Orion has now traveled farther than any other spacecraft built for humans.

Angela Alvarez poses in the media center for The 23rd Annual Latin Grammy Awards at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Nov. 17, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Inductee Dolly Parton performs onstage during the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

Runners make their way to the New York City marathon on Nov. 6, 2022.

A woman stands on top of a car as protesters make their way toward the cemetery where Mahsa Amini is buried.

Russian cosmonaut Anna Kikina, NASA astronauts Josh Cassada and Nicole Mann, and Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata join hands as they walk out of the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building before riding to pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew 5 mission on Oct. 5, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The crew will launch on the Crew Dragon spacecraft for a six-month expedition to the International Space Station.

Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hits his 61st home run of the season in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Sept. 28, 2022, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Judge has now tied Roger Maris for the American League record.

In this image released by the Buckingham Palace, the ledger stone, following the interment of the late Queen Elizabeth II, is installed at the King George VI Memorial Chapel, St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on Sept. 24, 2022, in Windsor, England.

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96, members of the public queue past Tower Bridge in Southwark to view the former monarch's coffin which is lying in state in Westminster Hall on Sept. 16, 2022, in London, England. In the days and nights before the state funeral on Monday, well-wishers and mourners have the chance to join the five-mile, nine-hour line from Southwark Park to the Houses of Parliament.

A man holds a Union flag umbrella as a rare double rainbow is seen outside of Buckingham Palace in London, England on Sept. 8, 2022, the day Queen Elizabeth II died.

The Uvalde High School football team celebrates an emotional win in their home opener in Texas on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. 

Drought conditions caused Dinosaur Valley State Park's Paluxy River to dry up, revealing tracks not usually visible.

A bleached 'bathtub ring' is visible on the banks of Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam on Aug. 19, 2022, in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Arizona. The federal government announced plans to cut water allocations from the Colorado River Basin to Arizona and Nevada for the second year in a row and is asking residents to cut water consumption as the drought worsens. Water levels at Lake Mead stand at 27% of capacity, its lowest level since being filled in the 1930s following the construction of the Hoover Dam. The lake's water levels have fallen an estimated 175 feet since 2000.

Sue Bird #10 of the Seattle Storm waves to fans after her last regular season home game of her career against the Las Vegas Aces at Climate Pledge Arena on Aug. 7, 2022, in Seattle, Washington.

Comedian and activist Jon Stewart hugs Rosie Torres, wife of veteran Le Roy Torres who suffers from illnesses related to his exposure to burn pits in Iraq, after the Senate passed the PACT Act at the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 2, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Demonstrators from veterans-rights groups including the Wounded Warrior Project, Burn Pit 360 and the American Legion, have stood outside the Capitol Building in protest calling on the U.S. Senate to pass the PACT Act, a bill to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.

Fire burns near a Smokey the Bear fire warning sign as the Oak Fire burns through the area on July 24, 2022, near Jerseydale, California. The fast moving Oak Fire burning outside of Yosemite National Park has forced evacuations, charred over 14,000 acres and has destroyed several homes since starting on Friday afternoon. The fire is zero percent contained.

A police officer givers water to a British soldier wearing a traditional bearskin hat, on guard duty outside Buckingham Palace, during hot weather in London, Monday, July 18, 2022. The British government have issued their first-ever "red" warning for extreme heat. The alert covers large parts of England on Monday and Tuesday, when temperatures may reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time, posing a risk of serious illness and even death among healthy people, the U.K. Met Office, the country's weather service, said Friday.

President Joe Biden presents Gymnast Simone Biles with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a ceremony honoring 17 recipients, in the East Room of the White House in on July 7, 2022.

Justice Stephen G. Breyer administers the Judicial Oath to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in the West Conference Room of the Supreme Court on June 30, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Jackson was sworn in as the newest Supreme Court Justice today, replacing the now-retired Justice Breyer.

A bison walks past people who just watched the eruption of Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, which has been closed for more than a week, on June 22, 2022, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The park has been closed to all visitors due to severe flooding and damage to the roads. There is a limited opening today for the southern loop of the park.

A video replay of the events of Jan. 6 elicit tears on the faces of Sandra Garza, the companion of late U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, and U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn during the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol hearing in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Thursday, June 9, 2022.

Fourteen-year-old Harini Logan from San Antonio, Texas, is embraced by family after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Harbor Resort on June 2, 2022, in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

Two-year-old Tamara Guzman takes a moment to sign one of the 21 crosses at the memorial outside of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Jockey Jose Ortiz #5 riding Early Voting celebrates after winning the 147th Running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 21, 2022, in Baltimore, Maryland.

This handout image released by the European Southern Observatory on May 12, 2022, shows the first image of Sagittarius A, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.

Kim Kardashian attends "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," the 2022 Costume Institute Benefit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2022, in New York City.

President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and his wife and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and their daughter Chelsea Clinton attend the funeral service for former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the Washington National Cathedral April 27, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Albright, who was the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State, died March 23.

The container ship Ever Forward was finally freed Sunday morning just after 7 a.m. near Pasadena, Maryland, and is towed under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Crews unloaded 500 containers in an effort to lighten the load. The ship ran aground after departing Baltimore for Norfolk on March 13. Position data shows it missed a right turn in the deep shipping channel leading out of Baltimore and down the bay, becoming lodged on the bottom of the bay north of the Bay Bridge.

San Francisco Giants' Darin Ruf fits pumps first base coach Alyssa Nakken after he walked in the fourth inning of a MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. It is Nakken's first on field appearance by a woman in MLB history.

A general view of the stadium during National Anthem before a game between the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Opening Day at Coors Field on April 8, 2022, in Denver, Colorado.

Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei are seen inside the Soyuz MS-19 space capsule shortly after the landing in a remote area outside Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on March 30, 2022.

"I was touched by how proud she looked while looking at her mom," photojournalist Sarahbeth Maney said of the moment she captured this photograph.

Pipes and Drum bagpipers march in the St. Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2022, in New York City. The annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade, which is known as the world's largest, returned after being cancelled in 2020 and officially held virtually and downsized in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dozens of bands, performers, politicians, and other groups made their way up Fifth Avenue in a celebration of Irish heritage.

Wreckage of the ship “Endurance” found this week after it sank in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea in 1915. The ship carried Irish-British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of more than two dozen on the expedition. Everyone on board was forced to abandon ship as it went down but miraculously all of the men survived. The Endurance will remain right where it is protected as a historic sight.

Oksana Masters of United States reacts after the biathlon women's sprint sitting event of Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games at National Biathlon Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, on March 5, 2022.

Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominee for associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks during an announcement ceremony with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Jackson, 51, would be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court if confirmed and is a federal appeals court judge who once served as a public defender, a job no justice has ever held.

Silver medalist Elana Meyers Taylor of Team United States celebrates during the Women's Monobob Bobsleigh Heat 4 on day 10 of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at National Sliding Centre on Feb. 14, 2022, in Yanqing, China.

Nathan Chen of Team USA skates in the Men's Single Skating Short Program Team Event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing, China.

Thousands of police officers from around the country gather at St. Patrick's Cathedral to attend the funeral for fallen NYPD Officer Jason Rivera on Jan. 28, 2022, in New York City. The 22-year-old NYPD officer was shot and killed on Jan. 21 in Harlem while responding to a domestic disturbance call. Rivera's partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, also died from injuries suffered in the shooting.

A person carries items collected from the train tracks as a Union Pacific locomotive passes through a section of Union Pacific train tracks littered with thousands of opened boxes and packages stolen from cargo shipping containers, targeted by thieves as the trains stop in downtown Los Angeles on Jan. 14, 2022.

Stetson Bennett #13 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with the National Championship trophy after the Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 during the 2022 CFP National Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Jan. 10, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Actor Sidney Poitier, star of "To Sir With Love," inscribes his signature in wet cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. The storied Hollywood Boulevard movie palace opened its doors on May 18, 1927.

Flowers and mementos in honor of Betty White are seen at her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on on Dec. 31, 2021, in Los Angeles, California.

Members of Mayfield First Presbyterian Church and Mayfield First Christian Church gather in an empty lot between their destroyed churches for a joint Christmas Eve service in Mayfield, Ky., Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. A tornado devastated the community about two weeks ago.

People carry wreaths to place on tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery, on Dec. 18, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. The 30th annual Wreaths Across America project places wreaths on the more than 250,000 tombstones of military servicemen and women at Arlington National Cemetery.

Leanna Arcila, 7, is licked by Watson, a therapy dog with the Pawtucket police department, as she receives her COVID-19 vaccination from Dr. Eugenio Fernandez at Nathanael Greene Elementary School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on Dec. 7, 2021.

A total solar eclipse seen from Union Glacier in Antarctica on Dec. 4, 2021.

The Grogu balloon passes Radio City during the 95th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 25, 2021.

People take pictures of the first printing of the United States Constitution during an auction at Sotheby's auction house in New York on Nov. 18, 2021. The extremely rare original copy was sold for $43 million, a world record for a historical document at auction, Sotheby's said.

A soldier with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," moves flowers during a centennial commemoration event at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 10, 2021.

A house is covered by ash from a volcano as it continues to erupt on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, on Oct. 30, 2021.

Paul McCartney and Dave Grohl of The Foo Fighters perform onstage during the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 30, 2021.

A meter-long (yard-long) sword, that experts say dates back to the Crusaders is on display in the Mediterranean seaport of Caesarea, Israel. Israel's Antiquities Authority said Monday a scuba diver was on a weekend dive in northern Israel last Saturday when he spotted a trove of ancient artifacts that included anchors, pottery and the sword.

A couple of astronauts from a team from Europe and Israel walk in spacesuits during a training mission for planet Mars at a site that simulates an off-site station at the Ramon Crater in Mitzpe Ramon in Israel's southern Negev desert.

A cleanup crew working in Newport Beach, California, after up to 131,000 gallons of crude oil could have leaked into the Pacific Ocean when a pipeline ruptured over the weekend.

A woman stands in front of an empty frame hung up at the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg, Denmark, on Sept. 28, 2021. The blank picture frame was supposed to be filled with tens of thousands of dollars worth of Danish money but instead the artist sent the museum the blank frame and called the piece "Take the Money and Run." The museum's director has given the artist until January 2022 to return the cash.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel feeds Australian lorises at Marlow Bird Park.

United States gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Maggie Nichols arrive to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General's report on the FBI's handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.

Emma Raducanu of Great Britain celebrates winning championship point to defeat Leylah Annie Fernandez of Canada during the second set of their Women's Singles final match on Day Thirteen of the 2021 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue boards a C-17 cargo plane at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Donahue is the final American service member to depart Afghanistan. His departure closes the U.S. mission to evacuate American citizens, Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants and vulnerable Afghans.

A U.S. Marine assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit calms an infant during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 20, 2021.

A red tractor is left behind as a home burns outside of Taylorsville in Plumas County, California, that was impacted by the Dixie Fire on Aug. 13, 2021.

Team USA celebrates with their gold medals during the Women's Basketball medal ceremony on day sixteen of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games at Saitama Super Arena on Aug. 8, 2021.

A member of the Israeli search and rescue team salutes in front of the rubble that once was Champlain Towers South during a moment of prayer and silence in Surfside, Florida, on July 7, 2021.

U.S. Army soldiers pose for a group shot after becoming American citizens at a naturalization ceremony July 2, 2021.

Ninety-four-year-old activist and retired educator Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, speaks with President Joe Biden after he signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in the East Room of the White House on June 17, 2021.

Actor Bill Murray sings "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh inning of a game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals at Wrigley Field June 11, 2021.

The United States celebrates after defeating Venezuela 4-2 during the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier Super Round at Clover Park June 05, 2021, in Port St. Lucie, Florida, to qualify for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Air Force members place miniature US flags at graves in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington on May 27, 2021.

A periodical cicada nymph climbs a tree after crawling out of the ground at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2021. The Brood X cicadas are emerging by the billions in the eastern United States and some Midwestern states after living underground and feeding off of tree roots for 17 years.

Jockey Flavien Prat #6 riding Rombauer celebrates as he wins the 146th Running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, on May 15, 2021.

Visitors admire the Sistine Chapel inside the Vatican Museums during its reopening in Rome on May 3, 2021.

Vice President Kamala Harris greets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi ahead of President Joe Biden addressing a joint session of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol on April 28, 2021.

Local residents Mileesha Smith, Michael Wilson and Alfonzo Williams embrace after the verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty of the death of George Floyd, at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 20, 2021.

Queen Elizabeth II takes her seat during the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021.

A sign announcing the death of the Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who has died at the age of 99, is placed on the gates of Buckingham Palace in London on April 9, 2021.

With the U.S. Capitol in the background, U.S. Capitol Police officers salute as procession carries the remains of a U.S. Capitol Police officer who was killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the Capitol in Washington, on April 2, 2021.

The Eiffel Tower submerges into darkness as part of the Earth Hour switch-off in Paris, France, on March 27, 2021.

Deb Haaland being sworn in as Secretary of the Interior by Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2021. Haaland is the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary.

An aerial picture shot with a drone shows the Chicago River as it flows through downtown after it was dyed green in celebration of St. Patrick's Day in Chicago, Illinois, on March 13, 2021. The dyeing of the river was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was reported to be cancelled this year but the city approved a last-minute early-morning clandestine dyeing to keep the usual spectators at bay.

Pope Francis, surrounded by shells of destroyed churches, attends a prayer for the victims of war at Hosh al-Bieaa Church Square in Mosul, Iraq, on March 7, 2021.

Mount Etna, the largest and most active volcano in Europe, seen erupting in Sicily, Italy, on Feb. 23, 2021.

NASA released the first high-resolution, color image sent back by the hazard avoidance cameras on the underside of the Perseverance rover after its landing on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021.

The Kraken house float is one of thousands in the New Orleans area decorated in celebration of Mardi Gras in Louisiana on Feb. 7, 2021.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delivers remarks during a Congressional tribute to the late Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick who lies in honor in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building on Feb. 3, 2021, in Washington, DC.

Patti Herring sobs as she sorts through the remains of her home in Fultondale, Alabama, on Jan. 26, 2021, after it was destroyed by a tornado.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in Vice President Kamala Harris during the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.

Members of the National Guard sleep in the halls of Capitol Hill on Jan. 13, 2021, as the House of Representatives convenes to impeach President Donald Trump, nearly a week after a pro-Trump insurrectionist mob breached the security of the Capitol while Congress voted to certify the 2020 election results.

U.S. Capitol police officers point their guns at a door that was vandalized in the House Chamber during a joint session of Congress in Washington, DC., on Jan 6, 2021.

Confetti are seen flying in the air in a mostly empty Times Square for New Years Eve in New York City on Jan. 1, 2021. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Times Square is closed to all but a few revelers.

A convoy of first responders arrives to the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center as part of Operation Good Night Lights in Valhalla, New York, on Dec. 21, 2020.

A humpback whale surfaces near the Statue of Liberty in this photo taken from a boat on New York Harbor on Dec. 8, 2020.

Bruce McDougal watches embers fly over his property as the Bond Fire burns through the Silverado community in Orange County, California, on Dec. 3, 2020.

A view of the Red Titan balloon at the 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City on Nov. 26, 2020. The world-famous parade kicks off the holiday season for millions of television viewers watching safely at home.

Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked at the company's production facility on in Renton, Washington, on Nov. 18, 2020. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration recently cleared the Max for flight after 20 months of grounding. The 737 Max has been grounded worldwide since March 2019 after two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.

A man kneels in front of a fallen loved one at Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2020. Arlington's 624 acres serve as the final resting place for approximately 400,000 men and women who served in America's wars, from the Revolution to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Vivian Morales, wearing a mask and face shield, checks a ballot before sending for counting at the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters office in California on Nov. 5, 2020.

Washington State Department of Agriculture managing entomologist Sven Spichiger displays a canister of Asian giant hornets, commonly known as murder hornets, vacuumed from a nest in a tree behind him in Blaine, Washington, on Oct. 24, 2020.

Baseball fans watch a drive-in screening of Game 3 of the 2020 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays at a Dodger Stadium parking lot in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 23, 2020. The stadium is hosting the screenings with safety protocols in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

LeBron James, #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers, FaceTimes his mother after winning Game Six of the NBA Finals on Oct. 11, 2020.

Marine One lifts off from the White House to carry President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Oct. 2, 2020.

Volunteers with the COVID Memorial Project place American flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2020. COVID-19 cases in the United States steadied as deaths approached 200,000.

Cyclists are seen hanging under the Grenoble Bastille cable cars during the 17th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on Sept. 16, 2020.

The Houston Astros take batting practice before their game against the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Sept. 9, 2020. The orange glow of wildfires can be seen in the distance as cardboard cutout fans fill the seats.

One member sanitizes their hands as another member celebrates at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Aug. 27, 2020. Museums and cultural institutions around the city have been closed since mid-March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The museum opened to the public on Aug. 29.

This drone photo shows the roof blown off of an AutoZone store in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Aug. 27, 2020.

A visitor takes a photo in front of an unofficial thermometer at Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park, California, on Aug. 17, 2020. The temperature reached 130 degrees at Death Valley National Park on August 16, hitting what may be the hottest temperature recorded on Earth since at least 1913, according to the National Weather Service.

Sammy the seal takes a tourist by surprise by hitching a ride on his stand up board at the beach in Weymouth, United Kingdom, on Aug. 13, 2020.

A police officer rushes to help a stranded motorist during Tropical Storm Isaias in Philadelphia on Aug. 4, 2020.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 30, 2020. The mission will send a Mars rover to the Red Planet to search for signs of life, explore the planet's geology and more.

American tourist boat Maid Of The Mist, limited to 50 % occupancy under New York state's rules amid the spread of the coronavirus, glides past a Canadian vessel, which is limited to just six passengers under Ontario's rules, near Niagara Falls on July 21, 2020.

Queen Elizabeth II awards Captain Sir Thomas Moore with the insignia of Knight Bachelor at Windsor Castle on July 17, 2020. The British World War II veteran raised over £32 million for the National Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic.

Visitors take pictures of the painting "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre in Paris, France, on July 6, 2020, as the museum reopens its doors to the public after a nearly 4-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A man is seen holding his son as they watch the sunset in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 26, 2020. Sunsets and sunrises are more vibrant than usual lately due to dust in the atmosphere from a Saharan dust cloud.

People exercise at Inspire South Bay Fitness behind plastic sheets in their workout pods while observing social distancing in Redondo Beach, California, on June 16, 2020.

The remains of George Floyd are brought by horse-drawn carriage in a funeral procession to Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery for burial in Pearland, Texas, on June 9, 2020.

A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. 

A drone photo from above Domino Park in Williamsburg on May 19, 2020, shows the New Yorkers spending time in white circles painted on the grass to help park-goers stay at least 6 feet apart as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic.

Sen. Tim Kaine and Sen. Richard Burr greet each other with an elbow bump before a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2020.

An Asian giant hornet from Japan is held on a pin in Olympia, Washington, on May 4, 2020. The insect, which has been found in Washington state, is the world's largest hornet, and has been dubbed the "murder hornet" in reference to its appetite for honey bees and a sting that can be fatal to some people.

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly by the Washington Monument as they fly over the National Mall in Washington on Saturday, May 2, 2020. The flyover was in salute to first responders in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The Fort Myers Police Department makes a heart out of police cars to thank health workers at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, on April 16, 2020.

A rainbow forms in the sky from the top of One World Trade Center to the top of the Empire State Building as the sun sets in New York City on April 13, 2020.

A bald eagle sits near its nest while the super pink moon rises in the distance at Chatfield State Park in Littleton, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

The USNS Comfort passes the Statue of Liberty as it enters New York Harbor during the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City on March 30, 2020.

Through the safety of the glass, a man in New Jersey holds up a sign for health care professionals who saved the life of his wife amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A food delivery man crosses the street in Times Square in Manhattan on March 17, 2020. Food delivery workers have become essential in New York after the city closed restaurants and bars to the public on March 16th, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A shopper reacts to empty toilet paper and paper towel shelves at a Target store on March 13, 2020, in San Rafael, California. Some Americans are stocking up on food, toilet paper, water and other items after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic.

The remains of popular Nashville music venue The Basement East after a deadly tornado tore through the area. The mural that remains offers a glimmer of inspiration for residents: "I believe in Nashville."

Vanessa Bryant speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 24, 2020.

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman's car is seen flying through the air in a horrific crash during the Daytona 500 on Monday. Newman walked out of the hospital two days later, holding hands with his two daughters.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James walking on air as he winds up for a reverse dunk on Feb. 6, 2020. The move was a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, in which James replicated one of his famous dunks from 19 years ago on the same basket in the same arena.

This photo provided by the National Science Foundation in January 2020 reveals the turbulent gas surface of the sun. Each of the "bubbles" on the surface are reportedly about the size of Texas.

Dating back to the 1960s, the candy desk on the floor of the Senate gained more notoriety recently during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The desk, which Sen. Pat Toomey has maintained since 2015, is located in the back row near a busy entrance. During the trial, only water, milk and candy are allowed to be consumed on the Senate floor.

Residents look on as Taal Volcano erupts on Jan. 12, 2020, in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walk toward an awaiting aircraft prior to departing for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Jan. 5, 2020.

The first sunrise of 2020 seen over the Duluth Harbor North and South Breakwater Lighthouses in Duluth, Minnesota, on Jan. 1, 2020.

A wintry mix of sleet and snow falls on the U.S. Capitol and its Christmas Tree on December 16, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

A volcano on White Island in New Zealand is seen after it erupted on Dec. 9, 2019.

Sheila Bailey, Judy Brady and Clinical Director Cheyne Flanagan tend to a koala named Paul as he recovers from burns at The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie, Australia, on Nov. 29, 2019. Raging bushfires in Australia have burned an estimates 1 million hectares of land and killed around a thousand koalas and other wildfire in the last several weeks.

Hoda Kotb surprises her TODAY co-hosts by announcing that she is engaged on Nov. 25, 2019.

Bei Bei, a giant panda, is seen for the last time at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington before his departure to China.

Tourists walk above high water in Venice, Italy, on Nov. 12, 2019. This week's tide was the second highest ever recorded in the city.

Members of Mayfield First Presbyterian Church and Mayfield First Christian Church gather in an empty lot between their destroyed churches for a joint Christmas Eve service in Mayfield, Ky., Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. A tornado devastated the community about two weeks ago.

Ted Gaine, 7, of Pack 254 helps plant over 5,000 American flags at Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery in Dorothy, New Jersey, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.

Former President Ronald Reagan's Air Force One sits on display at the Reagan Presidential Library as the Easy Fire burns in the hills in Simi Valley, California, on Oct. 30, 2019.

Gymnast Simone Biles performs a flip before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Game Two of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2019.

An intense moment in Western China as a Tibetan fox appears to startle a Himalayan marmot. The Natural History Museum of London named the Chinese photographer of the picture, Yongqing Bao, as the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, calling the picture "photographically, the perfect moment."

Victor, a 9-year-old white-tailed eagle equipped with a 360-degree camera, flies over glaciers and mountains in Chamonix, France.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is illuminated in pink on Oct. 1, 2019, to mark the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Billy Porter makes Hollywood history becoming the first openly gay African American man to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his FX show, "Pose."

An Australian photographer captured the technicolor contrails created by a commercial airliner flying over Brisbane. NASA scientists say the low air temperatures can freeze the vapor behind a plane, turning it into ice crystals creating a rainbow effect.

An amateur photographer from the Netherlands captured this moment a squirrel in Vienna, Austria, stopped to smell the flowers. Afterward, he says the adorable rodent ate the flower.

The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is seen in the sky over Lake Ladoga in Leningrad Region, Russia, on Sept. 1, 2019.

About 300 sheep leap from a truck for this weekend's annual Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship in Midway, Utah, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.

For the first time in 14 years, new images are revealing the state of the RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912 killing more 1,500 people. Scientists warn that the wreckage is rapidly disintegrating.

Protesters surround banners that read "Those on the street today are all warriors!" and "Release all the detainees!" during a sit-in rally at the arrival hall of Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.

Antonio Basbo kisses the cross with the name of his common-law wife, Margie Reckard, at a makeshift memorial after the shooting that left 22 people dead at the Cielo Vista Mall Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on August 5, 2019.

Jon Stewart hugs 9/11 first responder John Feal after the Senate passed a bill for the permanent authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday July 23, 2019.

Megan Rapinoe of the USA celebrates scoring the first goal from the penalty spot with Alex Morgan during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Final match between The United States of America and The Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 7, 2019, in Lyon, France.

U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over as President Donald Trump participates in an Independence Day Fourth of July Celebration "Salute to America" event in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on Thursday, July 4th, 2019, in Washington, DC.

Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. celebrates scoring their first goal against France on June 28, 2019.

NBA Draft prospect Goga Bitadze getting overshadowed as reporters swarm around Zion Williamson a day before the New Orleans Pelicans made him the No. 1 pick in the Draft. Bitadze was drafted 17 spots later in the first round by the Indiana Pacers.

The Toronto Raptors celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after the team defeated the Golden State Warriors to win Game Six of the 2019 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena on June 13, 2019, in Oakland, California.

U.S President Donald Trump, U.S First Lady Melania Trump, left, French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, and his wife Brigitte Macron, right, watch jet planes approaching during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2019. World leaders are gathered Thursday in France to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings

A member of the U.S. military visits Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 24, 2019, ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Section 60 is the final resting place for U.S. soldiers killed in America's most recent wars, especially Iraq and Afghanistan.

Kawhi Leonard, #2 of the Toronto Raptors, hits the game-winning shot against the Philadelphia 76ers during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2019, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Queen Elizabeth II meets her newest great-grandson, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Archie is the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Christian Wilkins of Clemson celebrates with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen No. 13 overall by the Miami Dolphins during the first round of the 2019 NFL draft on April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tiger Woods celebrates after sinking his putt on the 18th green to win during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Georgia.

Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court on April 11, 2019, in London, England.

TODAY said farewell to Kathie Lee Gifford on Friday, April 5, after 11 years as co-host with Hoda Kotb.

With the peak bloom only a couple of days away, the Jefferson Memorial is framed amid the emerging cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington on Friday, March 29, 2019.

The last supermoon of 2019, called the 'super worm equinox moon,' rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on March 20, 2019.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez posted this photo of a ring on social media announcing their engagement on March 9.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform the song "Shallow" from their movie "A Star Is Born" during 91st Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.

Sunlight makes this cascading waterfall of melted snow at Yosemite National Park in California look like flowing lava. If the conditions are right, you can catch the "firefall" for about 10 minutes in the evening over a few days in late February.

The Aurora Borealis, also called the Northern Lights, is seen over the sky near Inari in Lapland, Finland, on Feb. 14, 2019.

Tom Brady, #12 of the New England Patriots, and Vivian Lake Brady celebrate with the Vince Lombardi trophy after the team's 13-3 win over Los Angeles Rams during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Feb. 03, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ice builds up along the shore of Lake Michigan as temperatures during the past two days have dipped to lows around -20 degrees on Jan. 31, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.

Trevor Lawrence, #16 of the Clemson Tigers, reacts after his team's 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T.

People stand in front of the closed doors of the Smithsonian Institution Building's visitor center in Washington D.C. on Jan. 2, 2019. The 19 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo in Washington D.C. closed their doors on Wednesday as the partial U.S. government shutdown dragged on.