【Dear Utol (2025): Maniac Photographer Episode 26】

Watching the annual NASA Jet Propulsion Lab pumpkin-carving contest is Dear Utol (2025): Maniac Photographer Episode 26a great way to feel insecure in your own skills.

The scientists pulled out all the stops and created science-inspired masterpieces out of the seasonal gourd. The video above shows the seventh annual contest in action. Other notable entries were posted on social media.

There was a Mars Curiosity rover pumpkin, a War of the Worlds fighting machine, and a take on the InSight spacecraft.

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The finished product 😍🙏🏼💯#jplpumpkincarving #nasapumpkin #nasa #jpl

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Outside the lab in Pasadena, California, other NASA offices got in on the space-themed pumpkin carving.

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NASA even shared tips on how to decorate your pumpkin like a bonafide engineer.