The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted at Jupiter in this illustration. Click…
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PIA24050: Possible Jupiter Sprite
Target: Jupiter Mission: Juno Instrument: Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI Click here…
PIA23990: Jovian Sprite (Illustration)
Target: Jupiter Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI Click here for original story, PIA23990: Jovian Sprite…
NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins Casts Her Vote from Space
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins points to the International Space Station’s “voting booth” where she cast her…
Jezero Crater Was a Lake in Mars' Ancient Past
This illustration shows Jezero Crater — the landing site of the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover. …
Studying Aircraft Noise
An array of 960 microphones is seen here off the end of runway 11 at Boeing’s…
Touching Down on Asteroid Bennu
On Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx sample collection mission performed a successful “Touch-And-Go” (TAG) maneuver. …
Neutron Stars Create Gold and Platinum in Their Wake
This illustration shows the hot, dense, expanding cloud of debris stripped from neutron stars just before…
PIA24129: Gravity Wave Detectors
Target: Earth Mission: Terra Instrument: ASTER Image Credit: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Space Systems, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team…
Orion’s Recently Installed Solar Array Wings
Two of Orion’s four recently installed solar array wings are exposed and surrounded by the panels…