The sun begins setting above Earth's atmospheric glow
iss074e0222272 (Jan. 6, 2026) --- The sun begins setting above Earth's atmospheric glow blanketing a cloudy Atlantic Ocean. The International Space Station was orbiting 260 miles above the Earth off the coast of Florida when this photograph was taken. In the foreground, are a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft (lower left) and a set of the orbital outpost's solar arrays (right). Credit: JAXA/Kimiya Yui
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January 6, 2026
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