Inside an F-22 Raptor. Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson performs a J-turn during Arctic Thunder Open House 2024. Footage: U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. Michael Bowman, 1st Fighter Wing 20 July 2024 #F22 #Raptor #USAirForce #Aviation

Coming straight at you. 🦉 #Owls #Birds #Wildlife #Nature

Inside the eye of a Category 5 hurricane. A WC-130J Hurricane Hunter flies into Hurricane Melissa, gathering atmospheric data for the National Hurricane Center. Footage: 403rd Wing / U.S. Air Force #HurricaneHunters #Weather

Brown breasted nun finch. A striking little finch with a chestnut breast, dark head and pale bill. #Birds #Wildlife #Nature

Into the waterfall. A short aerial view following the water as it drops through the landscape. #Waterfall #Nature #Landscape #Drone #Cinematic

What will Roman actually answer? What is dark energy? How is dark matter shaping the universe? And how common are exoplanets around other stars? 🌌 #NASARoman #SpaceTelescope

An extraordinary encounter in Antarctica. A female leopard seal repeatedly brought photographer Paul Nicklen penguins, even releasing live ones in front of him. Nicklen wondered if she was trying to feed him. #LeopardSeal #Antarctica #Wildlife #Nature nationalgeographic.com/adven…

Which way to the Milky Way? 🌌 Under a dark sky, our galaxy reveals itself in full. Sometimes you just have to look up. #MilkyWay #NightSky #Astrophotography #Space

Aerial refuelling, up close. F-15E Strike Eagles taking fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a combat air patrol. Footage: Staff Sgt. John C.B. Ennis / U.S. Air Force AFCENT #F15E #Aviation #USAF

From cliffs to open ocean. A short aerial journey through rock, sea and sunset. #drone_strike #Landscape #Nature

A rainbow born in the spray. Sunlight catches the mist around a powerful waterfall, creating bands of colour against the dark rock. #Waterfall #Rainbow #Nature

Comet C/2023 A3 Zijinshan–ATLAS ☄️ Captured during its spectacular passage through the inner Solar System in October 2024. Closest approach to Earth: 12 October 2024, about 70 million km away. #Comet #Astronomy #Space

A male Indian paradise flycatcher returns to its nest in the rain. Its extraordinary white tail streamers can grow longer than the bird’s body, one of the most distinctive sights in an Asian forest. #Nature #Birds #Wildlife #ParadiseFlycatcher

The ocean never runs out of impressive surprises. 🌊

Horses through a sea of poppies. A herd running across a field of red poppies in the evening light. Footage: Arystan_001 #Horses #Nature #Poppies

A reef is never still. Coral reefs are busy ecosystems packed with fish, corals and other marine life, all sharing the same small stretch of ocean. Footage: Eaktas06Eaktas06 #CoralReef #MarineLife #Ocean

White tigers aren’t albinos. Their white coat is caused by a rare recessive genetic variant. A cub must inherit it from both parents for the colouring to appear, which is why the trait is so uncommon in nature. Footage: Eaktas06 #WhiteTiger #Wildlife #Nature

Aurora Australis seen from the International Space Station. Green ribbons of light sweep across Earth’s atmosphere during ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot’s εpsilon mission. Footage: ESA/NASA #ISS #Aurora #Space

Into freefall with the Stars and Stripes. A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, during aerial training at Fort Bragg. Video: Frank Strumila / U.S. Army Golden Knights #GoldenKnights #Skydiving #USArmy

Bigfin squid (Magnapinna sp.) are among the deep ocean’s strangest sights. Their arms and tentacles trail into extraordinarily long filaments, and encounters are rare. Footage: NOAA Ocean Exploration #DeepSea #NOAA #MarineLife