It’s not just a phase. 🌖 On Sept. 30, 2023, EuropeanSpaceAgency astronaut Andreas Mogensen snapped a photo of the waning gibbous Moon from the ISS as it soared 260 miles (approx. 418 km) above the Atlantic Ocean near the northeast coast of South America. The waning gibbous phase is one of eight phases of the moon, and occurs between the full moon and half moon phase. As the Moon moves toward the Sun, the lighted side of the Moon appears to shrink from our perspective on Earth. During the #Artemis II mission, four astronauts will venture around the Moon for the first crewed Artemis test flight, paving the way for future lunar surface missions. Image description: The white and gray Moon hangs at the top and middle of the image against the blackness of space. The hazy, curved limb of the Earth’s atmosphere crosses the center of the image, fading to the cobalt blue Earth below. Credit: NASA, ESA/Andreas Mogensen #Moon #WaningGibbous #MoonPhases #SpaceStation #ISS #SpacePhotography #...