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Los Angeles Area at Night (NASA, International Space Station, 12/25/11)

Editor’s note: Incredible photos from the ISS! This has also been added to the NASA Views Earth at Night photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625188331491/ This night time infrared image of the Los Angeles metropolitan area was photographed by an Expedition 30 crew member aboard the International Space Station on Dec. 25 (though it was late Dec. 24 in [...]

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Mexico, Baja, California, Gulf of Cortez (NASA, International Space Station, 07/12/11)

A crewmember on the joint STS-135/Expediton 28 aggregation photographed this image of parts of Mexico, including Baja California the Gulf of Cortez. Ten astronauts and cosmonauts are currently aboard the joint Atlantis/station complex sharing chores. This photo opportunity presented itself on July 12 — a very busy spacewalk day. Image credit: NASA Original image: spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-28/html/… [...]

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Alcatraz Island, Treasure Island (NASA, International Space Station Science, 01/28/10)

Alcatraz Island and Treasure Island can be seen near the center of this image of the San Francisco Bay, photographed with an 800mm lens some 215 to 220 miles above Earth. The image was taken by an Expedition 22 crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS). San Francisco bay area structures including office buildings [...]

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Nile River Delta, Mediterranean Sea (NASA, International Space Station, 08/18/11)

Editor’s note: I’ve added this to our "NASA Views Earth at Night" Flickr photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625188331491/ The Nile River Delta and part of the Mediterranean Sea can be seen in this night time photo captured by one of the Expedition 28 crew members aboard the International Space Station, flying at an altitude of approximately 220 miles. [...]

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U.S. East Coast at Night (NASA, International Space Station, 01/29/12)

Editor’s note: Hello, East Coast — it must be true that you never sleep! Posted to the NASA Views Earth at Night photoset: www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625188331491/ This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York [...]

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Atlantic Coast of Europe Into Africa (NASA, International Space Station Science, 11/05/10)

Editor’s Note: This is part of a small photoset, "NASA Views Earth at Night." I’ll try to keep adding as time permits. www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets/72157625188331491/ One of the Expedition 25 crew members aboard the International Space Station, 220 miles above Earth, took this night time photo, looking south along the Atlantic coast of Europe and into Africa, [...]

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