Such A Big Planet. Every Picture Is A Gem.
Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA looks through the station's "window to the world," the seven-windowed cupola. Koch was photographing landmarks as the orbiting lab flew 259 miles above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South America.
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Moonrise On Orbit
A full Moon is pictured from the International Space Station as the orbiting complex flew 270 miles above the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America.
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Orbital View: The Milky Way Above The Coral Sea
The Milky Way lights up an orbital night pass as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above the Coral Sea in between Australia and Papua New Guinea. The atmospheric glow highlights Earth's limb below.
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SpaceX Dragon Approaches The International Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon space freighter approaches the International Space Station as the Canadarm2 robotic arm is poised to reach out and grapple the commercial resupply ship.
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Boots Hanging Out Of An Orbital Base Camp
ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet is photographed during a spacewalk 259 miles above Argentina in January 2017.
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Orange River Seen From Space
The Orange River separates the nations of Namibia and South Africa
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The Sahara Desert in Algeria Seen From Orbit
A portion of the Sahara desert in Algeria is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above north Africa.
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Mizuna Mustard In Orbit
Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Nick Hague of NASA harvests Mizuna Mustard Greens
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Soyuz MS-13 On Approach To The International Space Station
The Soyuz MS-13 crew ship approaches the International Space Station for a docking to the Zvezda service module's rear docking port.
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Orbital Stargazing
The Earth's limb and the atmospheric glow highlight the thin blue atmosphere back lit by the Sun's rays during a period between night and day.