Science and Exploration

Orbital View: The Milky Way Above The Coral Sea

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
August 12, 2019
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Orbital View: The Milky Way Above The Coral Sea
The Milky Way Above The Coral Sea
NASA

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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