Viewing Earth from the best seat in the house 🧑🏻‍🚀 A starry night sky and an atmospheric glow blanket Earth's horizon in this image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbited 257 miles (about 413 km) above Southeast Asia on Feb. 20, 2025. The station’s orbital path takes it over 90 percent of the Earth’s population, with astronauts taking millions of images of the planet below. Check out more facts about the space station: - The International Space Station is larger than a six-bedroom house, with six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, a gym, and a 360-degree-view window called the cupola. - The space station has been continuously occupied since November 2000. - Peggy Whitson holds the record among American astronauts for the most time spent in space, at 675 days. - The station travels a distance equivalent to the Moon and back in about a day. Image description: A picture of Southeast Asia taken from the International Space Station. Stars shine above Earth as i...