The View from Earth: Space Station, Jupiter, Milky Way

starry sky, tree, bright streak
November 4, 2019
CreditNASA/Bill Dunford
Historical DateSeptember 18, 2019
Language
  • english

During the course of a 13-second exposure, the International Space Station makes a trail of light in the sky as the station appears to pass among the stars of the Milky Way, next to the bright planet Jupiter. At the time this photo was taken, six people were living and working aboard the space station, while NASA's Juno spacecraft orbited Jupiter.