--- title: See the ISS Dwarfed by the Moon description: Can you spot it? canonical: https://time.com/3981443/space-station-moon-dwarfed/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-02T18:18:31.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:02:12.620Z article:section: Science og:title: See the Space Station Caught in the Light of the Moon og:description: NASA photo was taken the night after the moon was full og:url: https://time.com/3981443/space-station-moon-dwarfed/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt561f7750d8767102/69885d753c16395d20459137/19599509214_1cc9d1e538_h.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1600 og:image:height: 900 og:image:alt: international space station moon og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: See the Space Station Caught in the Light of the Moon twitter:description: NASA photo was taken the night after the moon was full twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt561f7750d8767102/69885d753c16395d20459137/19599509214_1cc9d1e538_h.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See the Space Station Caught in the Light of the Moon > Sponsored content. 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