Space Station View of Earth at Night

PRESSIVIO NEWS BRIEF · SCIENCE

Pressivio’s Science desk has added the source report “Space Station View of Earth at Night” to its international monitoring stream.

This nighttime view of the United States, dotted with city lights looking toward New York City (center), was taken at approximately 3:40 a.m. local time on Sept. 8, 2026, from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above Earth. Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir