City Lights of Italy Sparkle from Naples to Genoa | International Space Station

City Lights of Italy Sparkle from Naples to Genoa | International Space Station

The city lights of Italy sparkle from Naples to Genoa along the western coast and from Bari to Venice along the eastern coast in this photograph taken at approximately 12:53 a.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Mediterranean Sea. 

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Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev

European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot

NASA Flight Engineers: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Chris Williams

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: JAXA/Kimiya Yui
Date: Dec. 26, 2025

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