Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut, engineer, and photographer, recently returned to the International Space Station for his fourth mission, bringing along a homemade orbital sidereal tracker—a device to stabilize cameras, compensating for the rotation of the ISS as it orbits. Using this device, as well as other modern camera equipment, Pettit and other astronauts have been able to take amazing low-light photographs recently, imaging city lights, auroras, airglow, and the stars of our surrounding galaxy. Gathered below are night images from the ISS taken over the past few months.

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NASA astronaut Suni Williams set a new record with a recent 5.5-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS). Williams, alongside fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore, spent time adjusting and maintaining equipment critical for the space…

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NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, currently stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS), have successfully conducted a spacewalk as part of their extended mission. Their mission, originally intended for a…

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NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore conducted their first joint spacewalk since their arrival at the International Space Station (ISS) last year. This event, focusing primarily on maintenance tasks and preparatory…

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