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iss072e143829 (Nov. 2, 2024) -- The first rays of an orbital sunrise display pink and blue hues in Earth's atmosphere...

iss072e143829 (Nov. 2, 2024) -- The first rays of an orbital sunrise display pink and blue hues in Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above Austria.

iss072e116495 (Oct. 26, 2024) -- A waning crescent moon hangs against the deep black of space as the International Space...

iss072e116495 (Oct. 26, 2024) -- A waning crescent moon hangs against the deep black of space as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above the North Pacific Ocean.

iss072e159772 (Nov. 10, 2024) -- As the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above Earth, right off coast of Vancouver,...

iss072e159772 (Nov. 10, 2024) -- As the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above Earth, right off coast of Vancouver, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured this image of city lights and a green aurora dancing in the atmosphere above.

iss072e147641 (Nov. 9, 2024) -- A green and red aurora streaks through Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited...

iss072e147641 (Nov. 9, 2024) -- A green and red aurora streaks through Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 258 miles above Winnipeg.

iss072e159833 (Nov. 10, 2024) -- A long-exposure shot taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit shows the intricacies of stars in...

iss072e159833 (Nov. 10, 2024) -- A long-exposure shot taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit shows the intricacies of stars in the Milky Way as the International Space Station orbited 253 miles above the Atlantic Ocean.

iss072e097582 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a...

iss072e097582 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a polarizing filter, and the International Space Station's freezer, which sits at -140 degrees F (-95 C), NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit grew thin wafers of water ice in microgravity. What results is colorful, fragmented ice crystals.

iss072e097623 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a...

iss072e097623 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a polarizing filter, and the International Space Station's freezer, which sits at -140 degrees F (-95 C), NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit grew thin wafers of water ice in microgravity. What results is colorful, fragmented ice crystals.

iss072e097465 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a...

iss072e097465 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a polarizing filter, and the International Space Station's freezer, which sits at -140 degrees F (-95 C), NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit grew thin wafers of water ice in microgravity. What results is colorful, fragmented ice crystals.

iss072e096196 (Oct. 22, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a...

iss072e096196 (Oct. 22, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a polarizing filter, and the International Space Station's freezer, which sits at -140 degrees F (-95 C), NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit grew thin wafers of water ice in microgravity. What results is colorful, fragmented ice crystals.

iss072e097523 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a...

iss072e097523 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- Where space science meets art! Using a blank, white laptop display as the illuminator, a polarizing filter, and the International Space Station's freezer, which sits at -140 degrees F (-95 C), NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit grew thin wafers of water ice in microgravity. What results is colorful, fragmented ice crystals.

iss072e098102 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit is pictured setting up one of...

iss072e098102 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit is pictured setting up one of his "Science of Opportunity" experiments aboard the International Space Station. For this specific experiment, Pettit grew thin wafers of water ice using the orbiting lab's freezer, and photographed them in front of a white, blank computer screen and polarizing filter to display the colorful fragments of ice crystals.

iss072e097437 (Oct. 24, 2024) -- As the International Space Station soared 257 miles above northern Mexico, NASA astronaut and Expedition...

iss072e097437 (Oct. 24, 2024) -- As the International Space Station soared 257 miles above northern Mexico, NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Don Pettit captured this long-exposure photograph of city lights streaking across Earth while a green atmospheric glow crowned the horizon.

iss072e097446 (Oct. 24, 2024) As the space station soared some 250 miles above Lake Michigan, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured...

The top third shows part of the space station in focus. The bottom two thirds show the Earth with long streaks of white light against the blue of Earth captured using long-exposure photography. To the left is a green and red aurora.

iss072e097437 (Oct. 18, 2024) -- October's full moon, known as "The Hunter's Moon," is pictured from the International Space Station...

iss072e097437 (Oct. 18, 2024) -- October's full moon, known as "The Hunter's Moon," is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 273 miles above the South Pacific Ocean.

iss072e098007 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- The Expedition 72 crew poses for a group portrait ahead of the departure of NASA's...

iss072e098007 (Oct. 23, 2024) -- The Expedition 72 crew poses for a group portrait ahead of the departure of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission. From top left is NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps, Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, astronauts Matthew Dominick and Mike Barratt, and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Aleksandr Gorbunov. From bottom left are astronauts Suni Williams, Nick Hague, Don Pettit and Butch Wilmore, and cosmonaut Ivan Vagner.

iss072e031339 (Oct. 9, 2024) NASA astronaut Nick Hague works out wearing T-mini, a headband with a thermosensor that tracks core...

NASA Astronaut Nick Hague is wearing a gray t-shirt and gray shorts, holding a white towel in his left hand. He is facing away from the camera and smiling.

iss072e034816 (Oct. 11, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague is photographed while talking with students...

iss072e034816 (Oct. 11, 2024) -- NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Flight Engineer Nick Hague is photographed while talking with students from Quebec, Canada, during an ISS Ham Radio session.

iss072e023504 (Sept. 28, 2024) -- As the International Space Station soared 271 miles above the Indian Ocean during orbital nighttime,...

iss072e023504 (Sept. 28, 2024) -- As the International Space Station soared 271 miles above the Indian Ocean during orbital nighttime, a vibrant green aurora begins to fold through Earth's atmosphere.

iss072e027484 (Sept. 28, 2024) Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is roughly 44 million miles away from Earth in this photo from...

A black background of sky with stars melts into a bright blue horizon color at the top of the image. A comet with a blue trail pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited over 250 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean.

iss072e027359 (Sept. 28, 2024) -- Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), roughly 44 million miles away from Earth at the time of...

iss072e027359 (Sept. 28, 2024) -- Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), roughly 44 million miles away from Earth at the time of this photo, was pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the South Atlantic Ocean.

iss072e032577 (Oct. 7, 2024) -- The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured attached to the forward-facing port of the International...

iss072e032577 (Oct. 7, 2024) -- The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured attached to the forward-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony module as a vibrant aurora moves through Earth's atmosphere while the station orbited 273 miles above the Indian Ocean.

iss072e031823 (Oct. 7, 2024) -- Peering through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured...

iss072e031823 (Oct. 7, 2024) -- Peering through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image of the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft as vivid green and pink aurora swirled through Earth's atmosphere while the International Space Station soared 273 miles above the Indian Ocean.

iss072e031300 (Oct. 7, 2024) -- The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft, docked to the forward-facing port of the International Space Station's...

iss072e031300 (Oct. 7, 2024) -- The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft, docked to the forward-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony module, was photographed as the orbiting lab soared 258 miles above the state of Colorado.

iss072e003466 (Sept. 29, 2024) -- As the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above the Northern Territory of Australia, NASA...

iss072e003466 (Sept. 29, 2024) -- As the International Space Station orbited 264 miles above the Northern Territory of Australia, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps used long-exposure camera settings to capture an array of colors in Earth's horizon. A golden-green atmospheric glow crowns Earth's horizon, while stars shimmer above.

iss072e005520 (Sept. 29, 2024) -- One of the largest lakes in Central Asia, Lake Balkhash, was pictured from the International...

iss072e005520 (Sept. 29, 2024) -- One of the largest lakes in Central Asia, Lake Balkhash, was pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above.

iss072e010734 (Oct. 1, 2024) -- As the International Space Station soared 266 miles over Western Australia, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps...

iss072e010734 (Oct. 1, 2024) -- As the International Space Station soared 266 miles over Western Australia, NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps captured this long-exposure shot of Earth at night and star trails glittering above the atmosphere.

iss072e009794 (Sept. 29, 2024) -- The saline Lake Tengiz in Kazakhstan was photographed from the International Space Station as it...

iss072e009794 (Sept. 29, 2024) -- The saline Lake Tengiz in Kazakhstan was photographed from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above Earth.

iss072e008767 (Sept. 28, 2024) -- Cyprus Island, the third largest in the Mediterranean Sea, was photographed by NASA astronaut Mike...

iss072e008767 (Sept. 28, 2024) -- Cyprus Island, the third largest in the Mediterranean Sea, was photographed by NASA astronaut Mike Barratt as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above.

iss072e012016 (Oct. 3, 2024) -- The vibrant turquoise water surrounding the Turks and Caicos Islands contrasts against the deep blue...

iss072e012016 (Oct. 3, 2024) -- The vibrant turquoise water surrounding the Turks and Caicos Islands contrasts against the deep blue of the Atlantic Ocean in this image taken from the International Space Station as it orbited 256 miles above.

iss072e011909 (Oct. 3, 2024) -- Situated in the Galapagos is Fernandina Island. Pictured here is Fernandina's caldera, which stretches about...

iss072e011909 (Oct. 3, 2024) -- Situated in the Galapagos is Fernandina Island. Pictured here is Fernandina's caldera, which stretches about 4 miles ( 6.5 kilometers) wide, with a sheet of clouds forming around it. As the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above, NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured this image.

iss072e000922 (Sept. 23, 2024) -- The vibrant night lights of coastal cities on the Mediterranean Sea, from Spain to Italy...

iss072e000922 (Sept. 23, 2024) -- The vibrant night lights of coastal cities on the Mediterranean Sea, from Spain to Italy in Europe and Algeria to Lybia in Africa, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above Barcelona. Peeking in at the bottom of the image is Mallorca Island, next to it Minorca. The Italian islands of Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily are also visible. Above Earth, stars glitter in the night sky.

iss072e001649 (Sept. 25, 2024) -- Hurricane Helene is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 above the...

iss072e001649 (Sept. 25, 2024) -- Hurricane Helene is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 above the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Mississippi.

iss072e001650 (Sept. 25, 2024) -- Hurricane Helene is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 above the...

iss072e001650 (Sept. 25, 2024) -- Hurricane Helene is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 above the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Mississippi.

iss071e700080 (Sept. 21, 2024) -- A 48 kilometer ( 30 miles) chain of limestone shoals, formerly a bridge between India...

iss071e700080 (Sept. 21, 2024) -- A 48 kilometer ( 30 miles) chain of limestone shoals, formerly a bridge between India and Sri Lanka, are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 256 miles above. Most often called "Adam's Bridge," it separates the Palk Strait (bottom of image) from the Gulf of Mannar (top). To the right of this image is mainland India, to the left is Sri Lanka.

iss071e700011 (Sept. 19, 2024) -- The largest of the Greek islands, Crete, was photographed from the International Space Station as...

iss071e700011 (Sept. 19, 2024) -- The largest of the Greek islands, Crete, was photographed from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above. The northwestern portion of the island is pictured here, including Chania, one of four regional units.

iss071e675220 (Sept. 18, 2024) -- September's full moon, known as the "Harvest Moon," is pictured from the International Space Station...

iss071e675220 (Sept. 18, 2024) -- September's full moon, known as the "Harvest Moon," is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 260 miles above Beijing.

iss071e675047 (Sept. 17, 2024) -- Lakes Argentino (left) and Viedma (right) were photographed by NASA astronaut Don Pettit as the...

iss071e675047 (Sept. 17, 2024) -- Lakes Argentino (left) and Viedma (right) were photographed by NASA astronaut Don Pettit as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles above.

Oct. 24, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Freedom,...

Oct. 24, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Freedom, the Northrop Grumman resupply ship, the Soyuz MS-26 crew ship, and the Progress 88 and 89 resupply ships.

Oct. 23, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Freedom,...

Oct. 23, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Freedom, the Northrop Grumman resupply ship, the Soyuz MS-26 crew ship, and the Progress 88 and 89 resupply ships.

Sept. 29, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragons Endeavour...

Sept. 29, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragons Endeavour and Freedom, the Northrop Grumman resupply ship, the Soyuz MS-26 crew ship, and the Progress 88 and 89 resupply ships.