22 Fascinating Photos Taken Aboard the ISS

Carly Tennes Published 09/22/2024 in wow

When they're not conducting experiments, delving into existential crises of Shatner-ian proportions or witnessing American astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore inevitably fall in love while marooned among the stars, those aboard the ISS take some pretty darn good pictures. Just look at these stunning snaps of hurricanes, cities and more.

From northern lights to an evening in Paris ... in space, here are 22 fascinating photos taken aboard the ISS.

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“The United Kingdom seen from the ISS”
2.
“Florida from the International Space Station.”
3.
“The Eclipse as seen from the International Space Station.”
4.
“The only American that was not on the planet during 9/11, Frank Culbertson, took this chilling photo from the ISS.”
5.
“My floating camera collection aboard the ISS.”
6.
“NASA just put a very nice camera on the ISS, and it takes very nice pictures.”
7.
Glaciers lining Chile’s Rio de la Colonia
8.
A storm hits the Adriatic Sea.
9.
Australia, as seen from the ISS.
10.
“A massive display of the Northern Lights yesterday. Here it is as photographed by the ISS.”
11.
London’s metro area at night.
12.
An aerial shot of Iran’s deserts.
13.
“Clouds casting thousand-mile shadows when viewed from the ISS.”
14.
“View of Aurora from the ISS.”
15.
 “New Zealand shown from the International Space Station.”
16.
Sfax, Tunisia’s salt pounds as seen from above.
17.
An evening in Paris … in space.
18.
The eye of Hurricane Dorian.
19.
The Bahamas, as viewed from orbit.
20.
Japan at night.
21.
Mount Fuji from the ISS.
22.
Seattle from above.

1.
“The United Kingdom seen from the ISS”
2.
“Florida from the International Space Station.”
3.
“The Eclipse as seen from the International Space Station.”
4.
“The only American that was not on the planet during 9/11, Frank Culbertson, took this chilling photo from the ISS.”
5.
“My floating camera collection aboard the ISS.”
6.
“NASA just put a very nice camera on the ISS, and it takes very nice pictures.”
7.
Glaciers lining Chile’s Rio de la Colonia
8.
A storm hits the Adriatic Sea.
9.
Australia, as seen from the ISS.
10.
“A massive display of the Northern Lights yesterday. Here it is as photographed by the ISS.”
11.
London’s metro area at night.
12.
An aerial shot of Iran’s deserts.
13.
“Clouds casting thousand-mile shadows when viewed from the ISS.”
14.
“View of Aurora from the ISS.”
15.
 “New Zealand shown from the International Space Station.”
16.
Sfax, Tunisia’s salt pounds as seen from above.
17.
An evening in Paris … in space.
18.
The eye of Hurricane Dorian.
19.
The Bahamas, as viewed from orbit.
20.
Japan at night.
21.
Mount Fuji from the ISS.
22.
Seattle from above.