NASA and its international partners will soon receive a new batch of scientific samples and hardware, as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to leave the International Space Station on Tuesday, June 16, for its return to Earth. Undocking coverage begins at 11:45 a.m. EDT.
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Aurora Australis
The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken at approximately 11:32 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia on June 5.
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