We've even been asked if you could run solar cells during the long lunar night on reflected earthlight, so we decided to ...

when they come down to Earth, they would probably think that was the most beautiful perspective they’d ever seen.” Pettit takes his photos from the cupola on the space station, a favorite of ...

Most people on Earth will never get a chance to go to space. “I could try to give them a glimpse through my imagery,” Mr. Pettit said during a news conference a couple of weeks after his return.

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are one of nature's most spectacular displays. Auroras occur when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere.