The sun begins setting above Earth’s atmospheric glow

iss074e0222272 (Jan. 6, 2026) --- The sun begins setting above Earth's atmospheric glow blanketing a cloudy Atlantic Ocean. The International Space Station was orbiting 260 miles above the Earth off the coast of Florida when this photograph was taken. In the foreground, are a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft (lower left) and a set of the orbital outpost's solar arrays (right).