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High above storm clouds, a crimson flash appears. It’s a sprite—one of the least-understood electrical phenomena in Earth’s upper atmosphere. You and your camera could add to a ground-breaking discovery. @DoNASAScience and join the Spritacular project: https://t.co/PScgIfMuds https://t.co/HLLPdlzLF6

.@NASA invites media to @SpaceX’s 26th resupply launch to the space station, targeted no earlier than Nov. 9 from @NASAKennedy. Dragon will deliver supplies, solar arrays, and new science, including a study that will grow tomatoes! ☀️🛰️🍅 https://t.co/9BRRNj1bav

From Mars to 🌎 – with rocks. The Mars Sample Return team is practicing each step to ensure our sample tubes can survive their long journey back to Earth – from robotic handling to mimicking the landing environment, including final decent! Watch our latest #MarsReport. https://t.co/alq9QNg3FC

45 years ago today Space Shuttle Enterprise, piloted by Fred Haise and Gordon Fullerton, took its 5th and final glide test flight, landing at @EdwardsAFB. The orbiter showed that it could safely approach and land after an orbital flight from space! https://t.co/VzGJhrSCrO https://t.co/kZAEF3dAXU

NASA's Voyager project scientist Ed Stone retires after 50 years https://t.co/JiycDIQXxK https://t.co/6J7baixEGI

Heart Nebula

What is the name of this group of stars?

Polaris Dawn crewed mission could suffer additional delays

Two @NASAMars missions have science findings to share! Join us on Oct. 27 at 11am PT (2pm ET) as we chat with @NASAInSight and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter experts who will explain how each spacecraft contributed to the discovery. Use #AskNASA for questions https://t.co/Gwaqj2R5fM https://t.co/SQnJKZFExA

Cygnus Setting [OC]

New James Webb Space Telescope photos show a massive galaxy cluster bending light https://t.co/TK9LhfvqA3 https://t.co/vunlE0Ef42

Many consider the P-51 Mustang the best fighter of World War II, with its combination of speed, range, maneuverability, and firepower giving it great versatility. Today in 1940, the prototype North American P-51 Mustang, NA-73X, made its first flight. #AirSpacePhoto https://t.co/E6d8ooAHq8

It's official! Planetary Radio, our longstanding weekly podcast and radio show, has a new host! We're delighted to announce that Sarah Al-Ahmed will be taking over the mic from @PlanRad's Mat Kaplan. You can meet Sarah in this week's episode. https://t.co/Er8G3rfLS9

Teamwork makes the dream (chaser) work 👏 The first joint training simulation for @NASA and Sierra Space flight controllers happened earlier this month. The teams practiced operations for the new Dream Chaser spacecraft to fly to the @Space_Station. https://t.co/3VcCO7d9N0

Skylab space spider science! 🕷️ 🕸️ 🕷️ In July 1973, NASA sent 2 spiders (Arabella and Anita) to the Skylab space station to study how they would spin webs in microgravity. After a bit of adjustment, the spiders spun webs, but with thinner silk strands than on Earth. https://t.co/jleLFbwzv9