The fading light of an orbital sunset barely illuminates Earth’s horizon

iss070e096556 (Feb. 16, 2024) --- The fading light of an orbital sunset barely illuminates Earth's horizon and reveals an atmospheric glow as the International Space Station soared 267 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia.

Image Credit: NASA

Download

Suggested Searches

Featured

New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical Minerals

NASA Wins Second Emmy Award for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast

NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction

Missions

Humans in Space

Earth

The Solar System

The Universe

Science

Aeronautics

Technology

Learning Resources

About NASA

NASA en Español

News & Events

Multimedia

Featured

Hubble Spots a Storm of New Stars

NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science

NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant

Highlights

NASA Selects 2 Instruments for Artemis IV Lunar Surface Science

NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Advances Research Aboard Space Station

CHAPEA Crew Begins Stay Inside NASA’s Mars Habitat for Second Mission

Highlights

Galleries – Ames Earth Science

New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical Minerals

Senyar Swamps Sumatra

Highlights

NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions

NASA Wins Second Emmy Award for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast

F.10 PRISM Correction, FAQ posted, and pre-proposal teleconference today December 5, 2025.

Featured

Hubble Spots a Storm of New Stars

NASA-JAXA XRISM Finds Elemental Bounty in Supernova Remnant

NASA Completes Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Construction

Highlights

Amendment 28: D.3 XRISM GO Final Text and Due Dates

Galleries – Ames Earth Science

New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical Minerals

Highlights

NASA Demonstrates Safer Skies for Future Urban Air Travel

New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical Minerals

NASA’s X-59 Completes First Flight, Prepares for More Flight Testing

Highlights

F.10 PRISM Correction, FAQ posted, and pre-proposal teleconference today December 5, 2025.

OVERFLOW 2.5

OVERFLOW 2.4

Featured

Join the Artemis Mission to the Moon

Featured

NASA Wins Second Emmy Award for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast

Eclipse Soundscapes Volunteers Still Engaged in Scientific Discovery Post-Eclipse

The International Space Station Marks 25 Years of Continuous Human Presence

Highlights

Pódcast en español de la NASA estrena su tercera temporada

Las carreras en la NASA despegan con las pasantías

El X-59 de la NASA completa las pruebas electromagnéticas

The fading light of an orbital sunset barely illuminates Earth’s horizon

Tags