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Although we are used to seeing Saturn's moons lit directly by the Sun, sometimes we can catch them illuminated by...
What does our planet look like from space? Most are familiar with the beloved images of the blue marble or pale blue...
iss065e045974 (May 13, 2021) --- The night lights of Italy are prominent as the International Space Station soared...
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
iss068e043827 (Jan. 30, 2023) --- The city lights of Doha, Qatar, are pictured from the International Space Station...
iss064e038000 (Feb. 26, 2021) --- The city lights of Montreal are pictured from the International Space Station as...
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
ISS042e021318 (Dec 3, 2014) -- Interior view looking aft in the Destiny U.S. Laboratory at night, with the main...
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
Microscopic views of Apollo XII Lunar rock sample thin sections, with and without polarized light. 1. Lunar Sample -...
Overview of the light gas gun in the Ames Hypersonic Free Flgiht Aerodynamic Facility (HFFAF) with Don Bowling (l),...
iss059e001224 (March 19, 2019) --- City lights and the aurora are pictured during a nighttime pass as the...
Image of the Moon transiting across the Sun, taken by SDO in 171 angstrom extreme ultraviolet light on August 21,...
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
iss064e038775 (Feb. 27, 2021) --- The night lights of Tokyo, Japan, are pictured from the International Space...
iss068e024160 (Nov. 25, 2022) --- The city lights of Shenyang, China, are pictured from the International Space...
Part of NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity array of photovoltaic cells is visible in the foreground of this...
ISS031-E-112289 --- Astronaut Don Pettit, Expedition 31 flight engineer, in a special "tent" fashioned to limit...
Earth observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 37 crew. City lights are visible. Per Twitter message...
iss068e026585 (Dec. 4, 2022) --- The city lights of Doha, Qatar, are pictured on the coast of the Persian Gulf as...
SSBRP Incubator/Small Payloads Development (N-261 Lab 1) with petrie dish speciems, led (red) lights and purple...
ISS026-E-032516 (8 March 2011) --- The Light Microscopy Module (LMM) in the Destiny laboratory of the International...
A plume of fire lights up the night during a test of the Integrated Powerhead Demonstrator at Stennis Space Center's...