This 2011 astronaut photo captured one of NASA's iconic space shuttles passing between Earth and the International Space Station for the very last time.

The post showed Adenot's appreciation for the view of Earth from space, where the planet appeared lit up during the night.

Astronaut Sophie Adenot shared breathtaking footage of Earth at night from orbit, capturing glowing city lights, vibrant auroras and a stunning moonrise.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the four astronauts on the 10-day Artemis II mission around the moon got their first clear glimpse of Earth, the view of their ...

As the four astronauts on the 10-day Artemis II mission around the moon got their first clear glimpse of Earth, the view of their home planet in the distance stopped them in their tracks. They ...