A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.

There’s something about viewing Earth from space — the shift in perspective has for decades ... These images were captured during Planet Labs’ routine scan of the globe. Mt. Taranaki, New Zealand, ...

The agency estimates at least three satellites or rocket bodies fall back to Earth every day. Since 1957, the United States has launched 11,969 objects into space, according to Our World in Data.

according to Space.com. The total flight time lasted about 70 hours, during which Tereshkova — who was 26 years old — orbited Earth 48 times. “Tereshkova’s televised image was broadcast ...