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Aboard International Space Station, I photographed this sprite, a rare upward electric discharge from a thunderstorm. Look closely and you can see the red flash above the purple lightning spot, surrounded by stars from orbital night. Second image gives a closer view. Captured on Expedition

High-definition images from the #JunoMission suggest that Europa’s outer ice shell is essentially free-floating. Other images reveal signs of potential previous plume activity on Jupiter's ocean moon. See the images and dive into the findings: go.nasa.gov/4aprne5

Happy #SunDay! This week’s (totally nuts) space weather report includes: · 52 M-class flares · 9(!) X-class flares · 45 coronal mass ejections · 4(!) geomagnetic storms This video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the week’s activity. Never a dull moment!

The spaceplane has arrived! Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane, named Tenacity, has arrived from NASA Armstrong. Tenacity will undergo final testing and prelaunch processing at the SSPF ahead of its first flight to International Space Station. More: go.nasa.gov/44P4Ztj

That’s more than just hot gas. The bright center of each image is a supermassive black hole firing a beam outward—one of 16 studied by scientists using Chandra Observatory. Read more about these beams and why they’re studied: go.nasa.gov/3QYLQPU

The first launch for our latest Earth-observing mission – PREFIRE – is set for Saturday, May 25, at 3:15am ET (0715 UTC). Follow NASA's Launch Services Program for updates about the satellites that will study Earth’s polar regions: blogs.nasa.gov/smallsatellites

Discovery at sunrise 🌅 Yesterday in 1999, space shuttle Discovery launched on the STS-96 mission. During the mission, Discovery made the first ever docking to the International Space Station and its crew completed a spacewalk to attach two new cranes to the orbiting laboratory.

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on May 31, 2024, peaking at 6:03pm ET. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the event, which was classified as X1.1. go.nasa.gov/3yD9c7o

This week at NASA, we launched two small satellites that will observe Earth’s climate, discovered a planet 40 light-years away, and peered into the dark universe. Don’t miss a minute of what we’re up to: nasa.gov/subscribe

We're hours away from launching a new spacecraft for the first time! Liftoff of #Starliner Crew Flight Test is targeted for 10:52am ET (1452 UTC). Watch on our free streaming service, NASA+: plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vide…

.NASA and Boeing Space are now targeting a return date of no earlier than June 22 for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission. The additional time allows teams to finalize departure planning and operations while the #Starliner spacecraft remains cleared for crew emergency

When you walk to a rocket, never pass up the chance to use the toilet. By the time of climbing into the space shuttle, I had been zipped up in my orange ACES spacesuit for nearly 2 hours with perhaps another 5 before doffing on orbit. Fortunately, the NASA engineers had thought

A few days ago my pal Adrian Bradley sent this inspiring image of the Milky Way with foreground trees forebodingly reaching to the sky. It was shot by Caroline Jones. Enjoy!

Here is an interactive 360 degree panorama from Apollo 17. Its made from 21 individual frames stitched together with mission audio added. Try it for yourself at the link displayed

For 25 years, Chandra Observatory has given us the x-ray vision to see galaxies and star clusters form, peer into black holes, and study worlds beyond our solar system. Celebrating the anniversary of its launch, check out 25 all-new views from Chandra: go.nasa.gov/46e7CWx

Remember the big solar storm in May? Scientists have just discovered that, in addition to creating spellbinding auroras, the storm also made a new temporary ring of charged, high-energy particles encircling Earth.

Saturn captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft

We’re in the middle of an intense geomagnetic storm! 🌎🧲💥 A series of solar eruptions arriving at Earth are triggering widespread auroras. Here’s what NASA space weather analyst Carina Alden saw last night as she traveled through Michigan and Wisconsin!

New Orleans at night. The French Quarter is still busy despite the late hour.

BREAKING 🚨: Hubble and James Webb telescopes teamed up to drop new images of two spiral galaxies colliding