October 2, 2022
The International Space Station (ISS) travels at 4.76 miles per second. This allows it to orbit the Earth once every 90 minutes. Astronauts and cosmonauts aboard ISS see 16 sunsets a day.
This photo of a sunset over the Indian Ocean was taken by astronauts aboard the ISS. This photo shows the curvature of the Earth along with several layers of the atmosphere. Image credit: NASA JSC/Expedition 23 crew