ISS Captures Waxing Gibbous Moon Over Indian Ocean

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NASA released an image of the waxing gibbous Moon taken from the International Space Station on June 26, 2026. The station was orbiting approximately 264 miles above the Indian Ocean, southeast of Madagascar, when the photo was captured. The image shows the Moon set against the darkness of space. The waxing gibbous phase is the lunar stage that immediately precedes the full moon, during which the Moon appears increasingly bright.

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