The screen erupts in a kaleidoscopic explosion of flame and light. Massive monster fists bash against one another endlessly, unrelentingly, each with the heft of a thousand wrecking balls. Fatigue sets in as I punch buttons furiously, determined to blast my opponent into oblivion. I’ve been craving this showdown for hours, and I refuse to give any quarter.

It’s usually a good sign when you find yourself standing up during a video game boss fight, and Final Fantasy XVI is no exception.

The latest installment of Square Enix’s decade-spanning series gets its hooks in you immediately and never lets up. The stakes are consistently high, the scenery is always breathtaking, and the combat system is nothing short of fantastic— whether you’re battling bees on a sidequest or chipping away at Titan himself. It’s the best mainline entry in the series since the PS1 era.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently captured this spooky green flash of lightning in a massive storm swirling near Jupiter’s north pole.

The tremendous burst of lightning glows bright against the dark gray vortex of the storm, even from Juno’s vantage point 19,900 miles above the tops of Jupiter’s clouds. Lightning often flashes between the clouds of stormy Jupiter’s higher latitudes, especially in the north. NASA’s Juno spacecraft is helping shed light on the gas giant’s wild alien weather. Citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill processed the image from Juno’s raw data.