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Lightning strikes illuminate the stormy cloud tops above the Democratic Republic of the Congo in this photograph, taken at approximately 9:58 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above Earth.

Lightning strikes illuminate the stormy cloud tops

iss073e0566536 (July 28, 2025) --- Lightning strikes illuminate the stormy cloud tops above the Democratic Republic of the Congo in this photograph, taken at approximately 9:58 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above Earth.

Image Credit: NASA/Nichole Ayers
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TakenJuly 28, 2025
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Image CreditNASA/Nichole Ayers
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PIA Numberiss073e0566536