ISS main solar arrays seen from SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour Oct 4, 2025

Today"s image captures the International Space Station (ISS), a vast laboratory built by 15 nations, orbiting about 400 kilometres above Earth. Travelling at nearly 28,900 km/h, the ISS circles Earth every 90 minutes, giving its international crew of seven the remarkable experience of witnessing 16 sunrises and sunsets each day. Its solar arrays soak up sunlight to power groundbreaking research on microgravity, technology and human survival beyond our planet. Shot from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour—a reusable spacecraft that has completed six missions since 2020, ferrying astronauts and cargo—this scene embodies what humanity can achieve when it chooses cooperation over competition. Each gleaming panel makes it clear: the final frontier is within reach and the audacity to explore it defines us.

© NASA

palette

Today in History

Oct 4, 2023Tarantula Nebula
Oct 4, 2024World Space Week

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Nov 25, 2024Maasai giraffes
Sep 8, 2024Abbey of Saint-Martin-du-Canigou
Apr 2, 2025Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah, United States
Sep 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
May 22, 2025Baobab trees at sunset, Avenue of the Baobabs, Madagascar
Jan 25, 2024Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales, United Kingdom
Aug 30, 2023Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
Apr 7, 2024North American beaver, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
Jul 27, 2024Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Sep 21, 2025Sea otters, Alaska
Nov 26, 2023Fallow deer in Bradgate Park, England
Sep 24, 2025Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
Dec 22, 2024Crystal Pier, San Diego, California, United States
May 28, 2024The Monastery of Roussanou
Sep 29, 2024West Cornwall Covered Bridge, Connecticut, USA
Jun 5, 2025Fumacinha Waterfall, Chapada Diamantina, Brazil
Jan 2, 2024Jaswant Thada and Mehrangarh Fort, India
Jul 3, 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
Jan 22, 2026Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
Feb 16, 2025Humpback whale mother and calf
Jul 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Oct 26, 2025Pumpkin farm, North Carolina
Dec 25, 2024Lakes of Covadonga, Asturias, Spain
Apr 25, 2024Adélie penguins, Antarctica
Aug 26, 2025Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
Sep 22, 2023Marsala salt pans, Italy
Dec 11, 2025The summit of Mount Everest at sunset, seen from Renjo La, Nepal
Jun 22, 2025Amazon rainforest, Ecuador
Apr 12, 2024Arches National Park, Utah, USA
Apr 6, 2024Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan