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A reddish airglow blankets Earth beneath the Milky Way
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iss073e0982696 (Oct. 25, 2025) --- A reddish airglow blankets Earth beneath a star-filled sky illuminated by the Milky Way. The planet’s surface is sparsely dotted with city lights along the desert coast of the Middle East by the Arabian Sea. The International Space Station was orbiting 258 miles above Earth at approximately 11:34 p.m. local time when this photograph was taken.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineA reddish airglow blankets Earth beneath the Milky Way. NASA/JSC, 2025-10-25. Public domain. ID: iss073e0982696.
