ExtremeTech

NASA's electric vertical-takeoff airplane takes first flight, aims to eventually replace the helicopter

It might look like some kind of crazy machination that adorned the cover of Popular Aviation back in the '60s, the flying machine pictured above is the real deal. Developed by NASA, GL-10 Greased ...
USA Today

NASA astronaut captures rare phenomenon from 250 miles above Earth: See photo of 'sprite'

Sprites are what scientists refer to as transient luminous events (TLEs) that happen above the clouds during periods of intense electrical activity, like lightning. Ayers, who is quite the astral ...
Palm Beach Post

What does lightning look like from space? See stunning photos from NASA astronauts on ISS

In May 2025, astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain posted photos on X of lightning roiling far, far beneath them. The photos were captured at speeds of 120 frames per second, with the depicted ...