The 8 most incredible science images of the week

Space stories dominated this week's headlines, along with natural disasters and a Covid-19 milestone.

Researchers found 1.2-million-year-old DNA — the oldest on record — in the tusk of a newly discovered mammoth species.

SpaceX successfully deployed 60 satellites for its planned Starlink internet service.

Japan started its first round of Covid-19 vaccinations to medical workers and vulnerable groups.

A rare winter storm in Texas caused the lowest temperatures in decades and left millions without power.

Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, erupted in Sicily but posed no danger to the surrounding area.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket missed its landing pad, which live-stream viewers joked was done to spare three seagulls perched there.

The United Arab Emirates' Hope probe entered orbit and transmitted its first image of Mars.

A solar eclipse cast the shadow of Jupiter's moon Io on the planet, captured by NASA's Juno probe.