Tag: NASA

NASA DSCOVR EPIC image of Earth's sunlit hemisphere taken July 6 2015 from near the Sun-Earth L1 point, not a depiction of a sunshade

Trump Declares Space Open for American Settlement. Here’s What the Proclamation Actually Changes

Trump's Nov. 3 space proclamation backs permanent American presence beyond Earth—but does not create a Moon colony, grant lunar territory, or fund a new NASA mission.…

Nov 5, 2026 | 6 min read

NASA photograph showing faint red sprites high above a bright lightning storm off South Africa, taken from the ISS by astronaut Matthew Dominick on June 3, 2024.

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NASA Wants Your Photos of Red Sprites: The Strange Lightning Above Storms Is Real

Jellyfish-shaped red flashes can flare 50 miles above thunderstorms. NASA's Spritacular project is collecting public photographs to solve mysteries of the upper atmosphere—but this scientific hunt…

Nov 4, 2026 | 4 min read