Nasa astronaut Matt Dominick aboard the area station captured this waxing lunar crescent illuminated by daylight. The Moon’s dim glow, brought on by earthshine, happens when daylight displays off Earth onto the Moon. Scientists research Earth’s brightness, or albedo, utilizing this phenomenon. The photograph additionally reveals Earth’s atmospheric layers, together with the orange troposphere close to the floor and the thicker, light-blue stratosphere above. (Credit: Nasa)
