The exosphere of Sphere Las Vegas turns 1. See some of its spectacular illuminations

The stars and stripes debuted in 2023 when the Las Vegas Sphere first alighted for the Fourth of July.

Artist Refik Anadol was the first artist to have work displayed on the Sphere in September 2023. He calls this "Machine Hallucinations: Sphere."

U2 christened the Sphere in Las Vegas with their awe-inspiring residency that opened in September 2023 and played dates through March 2024.

This jack-o'-lantern might not fit on your front porch, but is makes perfect sense to light up the Sphere in Las Vegas.

You can check in, but you can never leave? That is apparently the case during the Halloween Sphere of Fear.

The emoji kept an eye on the cars racing around the track at the 2023 Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

It might not (usually) snow in Las Vegas, but the exosphere emoji still needed to bundle up for its first winter.

Couldn't get to New York to see the Rockettes? The Sphere brought the next best thing to Las Vegas.

New Year's Eve 2024 was not only about the fireworks on the Las Vegas Strip, thanks to the Sphere and artist Andy Gilmore.

When the Super Bowl came to Las Vegas in 2023, the Sphere was ready to showcase itself to the world.

In case you were wondering, yes, the Sphere is a bit like a canvas and Mickey Hart of The Grateful Dead (and currently Dead & Co., another Sphere residency) created this image for Earth Day.

Artwork from documentarian Louie Schwartzberg is another major exosphere attention-getter even among the other bright lights on the Las Vegas Strip.

The art of Louie Schwartzberg helped celebrate Earth Day in 2024.

The yellow emoji has shown plenty of personality during appearances on the exosphere at the Las Vegas Sphere.

No, that isn't a close-up of the moon, but the exosphere of the Las Vegas Sphere.

The Sphere makes for a colorful skyline in already-colorful Las Vegas.

Even classic video games - like Tetris - have been resurrected for some nostalgia on the exosphere.

The Sphere can also turn psychedelic if necessary, this time courtesy of artist Michela Picchi.

This cute, fuzzy creature welcomed visitors attending Phish's April 2024 shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

Dead & Company are playing shows through August 2024 at the Las Vegas Sphere, the third band to host a residency at the innovative venue.

The Eagles will debut at the Sphere in September 2024 and play a series of concerts through December.

Why yes, in fact, the Sphere is always watching you.

The Sphere recently held a student design challenge to entice budding artists.

The Las Vegas Sphere shows off some groovy architecture.