Sprites are a type of TLE, which create brilliant flashes of light high above powerful thunderstorms and are difficult to ...

From their unique vantage point in orbit, astronauts have a clear, unobstructed view of these fleeting events—something ...

One lucky inhabitant, NASA astronaut Anne McClain, has just shared a breathtaking video (below) showing an aurora burst into life as the space station orbited Earth.

A Varda Space Industries’ spacecraft, W-1, recently plummeted to Earth. Here's dramatic footage the capsule filmed as it sped through our planet's atmosphere at Mach 25, which is about 25 times ...

Incredible footage released by Varda Space Industries gives us a first-person view of a space capsule’s return trip to Earth, from the moment it separates from its carrier satellite in orbit all ...

Airglow is the result of an interaction in Earth's upper atmosphere, whereby molecules of nitrogen, oxygen, ... Parts of the space station itself also snuck into view, ...

"An aurora dances in Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station soared 260 miles (418 km) above Utah during orbital nighttime." ... "Best view," said another.

Matthew Dominick spotted a huge green explosion of light in Earth's atmosphere while aboard the International Space Station this week. At the time, the ISS was flying over northern Africa.

Nearly a quarter century ago, four identical spacecraft launched into space.Now, they're coming home. The European Space Agency sent a plane to capture footage of the first of four Cluster mission ...

Space enthusiasts will now be able to enjoy fine dining while watching the sun rise over the Earth's curvature at 100,000 feet above sea level on a six-hour "journey to the edge of space.". The ...

Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. Since the beginning of space exploration in 1957, ... About 44 tons of space debris falls into Earth’s atmosphere each day.

To stop them from becoming space junk, satellite operators send spacecraft to burn up in the atmosphere at mission’s end. The environmental impacts are still uncertain. Early on a Sunday morning ...