{"id":556200,"date":"2026-09-29T01:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=4ec852617eebe16febb4bfdee1eeae8b"},"modified":"2026-09-29T01:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:21:36","slug":"space-station-view-of-earth-at-night-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=556200","title":{"rendered":"Space Station View of Earth at Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55534901810-95d2f06788-o.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/55534901810-95d2f06788-o.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A dark Earth, lit up in areas by city lights, takes up most of the image. 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