The Earth is visible to astronauts aboard the International Space Station

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COMMON KNOWLEDGE

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Is it true that the Earth is visible to astronauts aboard the International Space Station?

The claim that the Earth is visible from the International Space Station is a matter of everyday physical fact and direct observation, requiring no special citation, though instrumentation studies confirm it.

Verdict: COMMON KNOWLEDGE · 1 source for, 0 against · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

The analysis

The claim is trivially true by direct observation and orbital mechanics: the ISS orbits Earth at roughly 400 km altitude, facing the planet, and is used constantly to observe and photograph Earth. Paper [1] directly confirms this by discussing telescope observations of the Earth from the ISS. Therefore, it is common knowledge, and the citation is supplied as supplementary verification.

Evidence for · 1

Observation of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range from the International Space Station with the Mini-EUSO detector

2022

This study discusses instruments aboard the International Space Station observing and mapping the Earth, confirming that the Earth is visible from the station.

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Casolino, M., Barghini, D., Battisti, M., Blaksley, C., Belov, A., Bertaina, M., Bianciotto, M., Bisconti, F., Blin, S., Bolmgren, K., Cambiè, G., & Capel, F. (2022). Observation of night-time emissions of the Earth in the near UV range from the International Space Station with the Mini-EUSO detector. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.113336

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