iss073e0879542 (Oct. 13, 2025) --- Lake Nasser, created by the Aswan High Dam in southern Egypt, is one of the world’s largest man-made reservoirs. Extending into northern Sudan, it stores water from the Upper Nile and regulates its flow into the Lower Nile. This photograph was taken from the International Space Station while orbiting 260 miles above the eastern Sahara.

iss073e0865646 (Sept. 28, 2025) --- A wispy green aurora australis fades into a dim orange-yellow airglow above Earth’s horizon in this photograph taken at approximately 2:31 a.m. local time from the International Space Station, as it orbited 270 miles above the Indian Ocean, south of Perth, Australia.

iss073e0763521 (Sept. 7, 2025) --- The last rays of an orbital sunset outline Earth’s horizon with a thin orange hue that fades into the blue atmosphere before dissipating into the darkness of space. The International Space Station was orbiting 262 miles above the border region between Mongolia and China at approximately 10:16 p.m. local time when this image was captured.