iss053e470644 (11/20/2017) --- A view of the Asteria Satellite moments after deployment from the International Space Station (ISS). The Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics (ASTERIA) is a six-unit (6U) CubeSat deployed from the ISS that tests new technologies for astronomical observation, such as the detection of planets outside our solar system (a.k.a., exoplanets).
Photographer Roscosmos
Date November 20, 2017