The International Space Station has shared a very attractive night picture of India from space. In this picture the entire Indian subcontinent is seen shining with the lights of thousands of cities. This scene was captured when the space station was passing over the Arabian Sea and the Himalayas. ISS shared this photo on its official social platform account and wrote, “This night view of India’s illuminated cities is visible from the International Space Station while passing over the Arabian Sea and the Himalayas.”
The space station revolves around the Earth 16 times every day
Astronauts on the International Space Station regularly take photographs of the Earth. This space station revolves at an altitude of about 400 kilometers from the Earth’s surface and revolves around the Earth about 16 times a day. During this time, many scenes related to cities, beaches and weather are captured on camera from space.
Night pictures of India are often discussed
Pictures of India shared from space often catch people’s attention, especially those taken at night. In these photographs, city lights spread across the subcontinent are seen forming a net-like shape, which reflects India’s densely populated urban network.
The well-lit nighttime metropolis of India photographed from the International Space Station as it soared over the Arabian Sea and across the Himalayas. pic.twitter.com/h7Gnlev539
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) March 11, 2026
Such pictures have been released before also
At the beginning of the year 2025, NASA also released a night photo of India taken from the International Space Station. In that picture, India was seen shining under the starry sky. The photo was part of a series of photos taken from space that were shared on social platforms.
Indian astronauts also shared such scenes
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, who has spent more than 300 days on the International Space Station in different missions, has already said that seeing India from space revolving around the Earth at night is a very special experience.
Recently, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who will travel to the International Space Station in the year 2025, also shared a time-motion image, which shows the Indian subcontinent illuminated with lights at night.
