SpaceX Dragon passes Storm Austen as powerful winds batter the UK.
Gusts reached 84 mph (135 km/h) in Jersey. Another storm, Boelo, is forecast to follow.
Turquoise and lilac water, white salt deposits and a remarkable natural phenomenon. π
Kara-Bogaz-Gol in Turkmenistan is a vast, shallow lagoon where intense evaporation drives salinity to nearly 30 times that of the Caspian Sea.
185 mph (296 km/h) winds. π
Super Typhoon Champi became the strongest tropical cyclone on Earth in 2026 so far by peak wind speed, after rapidly intensifying over the Philippine Sea.
Typhoon Champi over the Philippine Sea. π
Its almost circular eye is surrounded by the eyewall, where the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall occur.
Champiβs eye passed approximately 16β20 kilometres south of Guamβs southern tip on 17 October, before continuing across the western Pacific.
π Morning glow over China.
As sunlight reaches Earth's atmosphere, a soft light builds along the horizon, gradually revealing the landscape below.
Watch our planet emerging in the light. π
A spacecraft leaves the ISS. Storms swirl over the Pacific. Wildfires plumes across China. ππ°οΈ
One planet, constantly changing - seen from 400 km above Earth.
SpaceX Dragon CRS-35 approaches the Space Station, passing Earth's curved horizon before docking on 15 October.
Carrying 6,300+ pounds of supplies and science, its 52-hour journey is complete.