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The cloud-covered Tasman and Coral Seas
The cloud-covered Tasman and Coral Seas

261 miles above Earth and off the coast of the Australian cities of Gold Coast and Brisbane, an Expedition 59…

The sun’s glint beaming off the South Pacific Ocean
The sun’s glint beaming off the South Pacific Ocean

256 miles above Earth an Expedition 59 crew member photographed a variety of cloud formations surrounding the sun’s glint beaming…

The moon’s first quarter phase
The moon’s first quarter phase

The moon is photographed in its first quarter phase just above the Earth’s limb as the International Space Station orbited…

The Canadarm2 robotic arm and solar arrays
The Canadarm2 robotic arm and solar arrays

The International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm and solar array’s highlight the foreground as the orbital complex flew 260 miles…

The moon’s waxing gibbous phase
The moon’s waxing gibbous phase

The moon is photographed in its waxing gibbous phase as the International Space Station orbited 256 miles above the North…

The aurora australis, also known as the southern lights
The aurora australis, also known as the southern lights

The International Space Station orbits 265 miles above the southern Indian Ocean about halfway between Madagascar and Antarctica with the…

The Atlantic coast of Mauritania and Western Sahara
The Atlantic coast of Mauritania and Western Sahara

The Atlantic coast of the nations of Mauritania and Western Sahara is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 255…

NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch

NASA astronauts (from left) Anne McClain and Christina Koch pose for a portrait inside the Kibo laboratory module from the…

This Week in NASA History: 15th Anniversary of the Launch of Gravity Probe B – April 20, 2004
This Week in NASA History: 15th Anniversary of the Launch of Gravity Probe B – April 20, 2004

This week in 2004, Gravity Probe B was launched from Vandenburg Air Force Base atop a Delta II launch vehicle.