A dim airglow blankets Earth’s horizon as a faint Moon sets above the Indian Ocean

iss074e0342635 (Feb. 22, 2026) --- A dim airglow blankets Earth’s horizon as a faint Moon sets above a dark and vast Indian Ocean in this photograph from the International Space Station, which was orbiting 264 miles above the Maldives—an Asian archipelago nation southwest of India—at approximately 12:11 a.m. local time.