Keep an eye on the night sky in October—you might catch a falling star! The Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak on the night of Oct. 21-22, and the Draconids will also be visible earlier in the month. Check out what else to watch out for:

A nice(ar) view of Earth 😎 NISAR has released preliminary radar images that showcase its ability to distinguish between different land cover. Launched in July, this satellite tracks changes in land and ice surfaces on Earth. https://t.co/EiwM0NtAcM

I’m here in Sydney at the 76th International Aeronautical Congress where I’ll be meeting with global space leaders this week. 🌏🚀💫 Follow along this week to see how we’re ensuring American dominance in space. 🇺🇸

It's been a jam-packed week at NASA as we keep America LEADING in air and space.✨ 🧑‍🚀 10 new astronaut candidates ☀️ 3 space weather satellites launched 🚀 A new name for the Artemis II Orion spacecraft …and more! Make sure you're following along on @NASA!

Our astronaut candidates are about to begin two years of training. Come join the journey! Follow @astro_benbailey, @astro_fuhrmann, @astro_camjones, @astro_lawler and @AstroAnnaMenon here on X: https://t.co/QWNvMKffNW Check out our other social accounts: https://t.co/ntewbhK186

NASA’s all-American 2025 astronaut candidates are here! 🧑‍🚀 On this week’s #HWHAP, the 2025 astronaut candidates join us for introductions and a fun desert island icebreaker game before they begin training for future spaceflights. https://t.co/gyczpVx7qI

Astronaut Chris Williams, who is scheduled to launch to the @Space_Station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on Nov. 27, will talk about his upcoming mission in a news conference on Oct. 1. More info: https://t.co/d2lJuPycpn

Buzz, buzz! Our Astrobee robots have been buzzing around the @Space_Station for six years! From creating 3D maps to detecting and alerting astronauts about a simulated anomaly, the free-flying robots have marked multiple first-in-space milestones. Discover what’s

.@SecDuffyNASA: Nothing embodies the American Dream more than our Astronaut Candidate Class of 2025. One of these ten could be the first person to set foot on the surface of Mars. Welcome to the Golden Age of Human Space Exploration! 💫🇺🇸🧑‍🚀

Integrity. That's what the Artemis II astronauts have decided to name their Orion spacecraft, which will take them from @NASAKennedy on their journey around the Moon and return them safely back to Earth.

LIVE: Hear from the astronauts flying aboard the Artemis II test flight — the first crewed Artemis mission — in early 2026. Their ~10-day mission will launch from @NASAKennedy in Florida, fly around the Moon, and splash down in the Pacific Ocean.

All three spacecraft have been deployed and are on their way to their destination! Keep following https://t.co/HxAO7Kacff for the latest updates on our solar science missions.

The million-mile journey to study the Sun's influence starts now! A @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying three new space weather missions launched at 7:30am ET (1130 UTC) on Wednesday, Sept. 24, from @NASAKennedy.

We're still taking your questions about today's launch on our live broadcast! Share them with the #AskNASA hashtag and we'll keep an eye out.

How does understanding space weather help protect our astronauts on missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond? Learn more from NASA heliophysicist Kelly Korreck.

In Spanish, space weather is meteorología especial. ¿Quieres ver el despegue de estas tres misiones de meteorología espacial comentado en español? Únete a nosotros:

LIVE: Join us for the launch of three missions to investigate how the Sun impacts Earth, astronauts, and the solar system. Share your questions with #AskNASA and we'll answer a few on air!

A Virtual Astronaut Tissue Analog Response (AVATARs) for astronaut health are flying around the Moon - ANOTHER FIRST for America! 🇺🇸 This experiment will study the impact of deep space on human cells which will lead the way for astronauts to thrive in the final frontier - from

LIVE: Learn all about the innovative science and tech flying aboard the Artemis II mission. Scientific investigations will fly alongside the four astronauts around the Moon, including ways to monitor astronaut health.

LIVE: Experts are discussing the latest on the Artemis II mission. Artemis II, which will send four astronauts around the Moon next year, will prepare us for crewed missions to the lunar surface and future Martian missions.