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Re-entry of Progress Spacecraft 42P
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Re-entry of Progress Spacecraft 42P

Astronauts captured this view of a Progress supply ship streaking across the sky as it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere.

Published Nov 14, 2011

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Better ISS Window, Better View of Earth
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Better ISS Window, Better View of Earth

NASA recently improved the view from the space station, as displayed in this January 2011 photograph of That Choeng Shum, Thailand.

Published Mar 5, 2011

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First Image of Earth from the International Space Station
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First Image of Earth from the International Space Station

Astronauts used the Electrical Still Camera (ESC) to photograph a mass of storm clouds during Expedition 1.

Published Dec 3, 2000

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Stargazing from the ISS
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Stargazing from the ISS

Lightning, airglow, and the Milky Way galaxy lit up the night sky as astronauts passed over Kiribati in the central Pacific.

Published May 16, 2016

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Las Vegas at Night
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Las Vegas at Night

The desert darkness contrasts starkly with the brightly lit street grid of Las Vegas in this photo from the International Space Station.

Published Dec 13, 2010

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Liège at Night
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Liège at Night

This city in Belgium is a hub of economic activity and tourism.

Published Jan 14, 2013

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Viewing a Spacecraft Launch from Space
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Viewing a Spacecraft Launch from Space

Astronauts observed the exhaust trails of the Cygnus resupply spacecraft and rocket.

Published Apr 11, 2016

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Space Station Sails Across the Sun
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Space Station Sails Across the Sun

A NASA photographer captured the ISS as it passed directly between the Sun and Earth.

Published Jun 27, 2020

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Following the Trail
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Following the Trail

Exhaust trails mark the flight of a Soyuz rocket that delivered crew members to the International Space Station.

Published Oct 26, 2012

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New Zealand in Sunglint
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New Zealand in Sunglint

New Zealand is seldom photographed from orbit because it is one of the cloudier parts of planet, and because crew sleep periods often occur when the ISS passes over the area.

Published Feb 23, 2015

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India by Night and Day
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India by Night and Day

Two photos, taken 48 years apart, provide contrasting views of southern Asia.

Published Jan 26, 2015

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A Trail of Night Lights
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A Trail of Night Lights

This composite image was made from more than 400 photos taken as the International Space Station traveled from Namibia toward the Red Sea.

Published Oct 20, 2019

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Wide-Eyed Over Mexico
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Wide-Eyed Over Mexico

An ISS astronaut using a short camera lens captured almost all of Mexico in one shot.

Published May 3, 2020

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Rising in the East
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Rising in the East

The cradle of three major religions—and of much of modern civilization—was captured in this photograph by an astronaut on the International Space Station.

Published Dec 24, 2014

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Fires in Southern California
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Fires in Southern California

Fires in the San Bernadino Mountains, driven by Santa Ana winds, burned out of control Sunday morning when these images were taken from the International Space Station (ISS) at roughly 11 a.m. PST. Thick yellow smoke blows south, blanketing the valley below. This photgraph, looking southeast, captures the smoke pall as the ISS approached and passed over the region. Lake Arrowhead is the reservoir near the left edge of the photograph.

Published Oct 27, 2003

Atmosphere Heat Land Fires

Qatar at Night
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Qatar at Night

In this astronaut photograph from the International Space Station, the lights of Qatar show informative demographic detail that is very difficult to discern in daylight images.

Published Nov 12, 2012

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Two Earth Satellites Viewed From Houston
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Two Earth Satellites Viewed From Houston

The Moon and the International Space Station appear as neighbors, though they are 384,400 kilometers miles apart.

Published Jan 16, 2012

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Watching Meteors from Space
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Watching Meteors from Space

Astronaut Christina Koch snapped a picture of the Quadrantids in January 2020.

Published Jan 20, 2020

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Fire in the Sky and on the Ground
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Fire in the Sky and on the Ground

Astronauts on the International Space Station captured these views of the aurora australis and wildfires in Australia.

Published Sep 27, 2011

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