It’s the iconic “Earthrise” photo. Of course, this isn’t one of 2022’s images of Earth from space that I’m showcasing below. But I thought I should start with it — for context.

Every year, the International Space Station (ISS) delivers some of the most breathtaking and unique photography of Earth.

People often look at the stars from Earth, but astronauts get to at Earth from the stars. The crew on the International Space station use their cameras to show off the world from 260 miles above.

NASA astronauts on International Space Station capture images of lightning from space. The images McClain and Ayers shared show electrostatic discharges – in other words, lightning – from ...

Describing the image, NASA wrote, ''A view of Earth from the space station during orbital night. The Moon is above earth nearly centered above the surface. An airglow outlines the atmosphere above ...

Sunita "Suni" Williams had an unexpectedly long stay at the International Space Station ... test-to-station/. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025. Getty Images. ... she landed on Earth, not Getty Images.

Astronauts take hundreds of stunning photos from the International Space Station. This year's best snapshots reveal both Earth and space in glorious detail. Check out astronauts' views of eclipses ...

For the first time, we’re seeing an image from the record-breaking US military space plane while in Earth orbit. Over the weekend, the US Space Force shared a photo taken by the spacecraft X-37B ...

The images McClain and Ayers shared show electrostatic discharges – in other words, lightning – from above the clouds as they orbited in the International Space Station.

But other times the more close-up images are taken by people: the astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS orbits the Earth at around 250 miles above the surface, giving ...

The International Space Station circles the Earth multiple times a day and it has photos to prove it. See what images of Tennessee collected over the years.

"Astronaut Tracy Dyson and her crewmates are set to return to Earth from the @Space_Station on Sept. 23. Join us for live coverage starting at 12:45 a.m. ET ... More NASA via Getty Images/Getty Images ...