APOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station
First reported Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:05:00 GMT · Last updated
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NASA published an APOD entry titled 'Chasing the International Space Station' on 2026-10-16.
Why it matters: It highlights NASA's ongoing effort to share accessible space imagery with the public.
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APOD is a NASA feature that shares a daily image or photograph of the universe along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The October 16, 2026 entry is titled 'Chasing the International Space Station' and features an image related to that topic.
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- NASA published an APOD entry on 2026-10-16.NASA
- The APOD entry is titled 'Chasing the International Space Station'.NASA
- APOD features a daily image or photograph of the universe with a brief explanation by a professional astronomer.NASA
- The APOD entry is part of NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day series.NASA
- The APOD entry includes a URL https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-october-16-chasing-the-international-space-station.NASA
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- NASAAPOD: 2026 October 16 – Chasing the International Space Station
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 16 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Chasing the International Space Station Explanation: Blasting into the predawn sky on Tuesday, October 13, a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are headed for low Earth orbit in this stunning timelapse video captured from Indian Harbour Beach, Florida. Starting with a launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Falcon and Dragon are chasing the International Space Station on NASA’s 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission. On cue, the space station itself enters the frame from the top. Almost 8 seconds into the 30 second timelapse. the bright streak of the ISS appears heading “down” toward the horizon. The first and second stages of the Falcon 9 are separating as the spectacular exhaust plume jellyfish grows, alr
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:05:00 GMT
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- 2026-10-16 04:05 UTC · NASA
The APOD entry is accessible via NASA's science website.
- 2026-10-16 04:05 UTC · NASA
NASA published the APOD entry titled 'Chasing the International Space Station'.
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