Milky Way lights up
ISS astronaut films spectacular sunrise
US astronaut Matthew Dominick has captured fascinating footage from the ISS space station: He captured the sunrise, which offered a dreamlike sight in front of the Milky Way ...
The main belt of the Milky Way is perfectly staged in the image. The ISS was flying over Europe at this moment. The astronaut has the opportunity to experience beautiful sunrises much more often: astronauts experience such a magical moment in space not just once a day, but every 90 minutes.
16 sunrises and sunsets on the ISS
Why do astronauts experience a sunrise in space so often? "The International Space Station (ISS) orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes. The astronauts therefore experience the sun rising and setting 16 times in one day," explains the German Aerospace Center (DLR) on its website.
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