Space

Waxing Gibbous Moon over Minnesota

.An astronaut aboard the International Space Station broke this picture of the Moon as the station orbited 265 kilometers over the U.S. condition of Minnesota on Dec. 17, 2021.Rocketeers aboard the periodic laboratory take graphics using handheld digital electronic cameras, often by means of home windows in the station's cupola, for Workers The Planet Remarks. Team participants have actually created dozens hundreds of images of the Moon and also Planet's property, seas, as well as setting.On Sunday, Sept. 14, 2024, International Observe the Moon Night, everybody on Earth is actually invited to discover lunar scientific research, participate in celestial reviews, and also tribute cultural and also individual connection to the Moon. Locate a celebration to join in the party.Photo credit: NASA, ESA/Matthias Maurer.