Watching Meteors From the Space Station

Astronaut Ron Garan tweeted this image from the International Space Station in August, 2011, writing, “What…

Solar Dynamics Observatory Sees M7.9-Class Solar Flare

The sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, an M7.9-class, peaking at 4:16 a.m. EDT on June…

Lights of an Aurora From the International Space Station

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photo of an aurora from the International Space Station on…

Flying Over An Aurora

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) captured photographs and video of auroras on June 22, 2015. Kelly…

Dawn Survey Orbit Image 11

A cluster of mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres can be seen in this image,…

Night-Shining Clouds

This image of noctilucent clouds is a composite of several Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere…

Through the Clouds

On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman to fly in space when…

SOFIA at Sunset

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) takes off from Palmdale, California at sunset. SOFIA is…

Tropical Storm Bill From the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, currently on a one-year mission to the International Space Station, took this…

Stars and Stripes From the International Space Station

Celebrating Flag Day on June 14, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly took this photograph in the…