Last night the International Space Station (ISS) was visible to the naked eye in certain parts of the US. Here in Texoma we got a glimpse of it around 8:25 PM CT. It looked like a fast-moving bright light across the sky and it traveled much faster than a commercial jet.
The ISS circles Earth every 90 minutes. It travels at about 17,500 miles per hour, which gives the crew 16 sunrises and sunsets every day! Learn more about the ISS, its crew and research activities here.
If you missed seeing it last night, you’ll may still have a chance to see it over the next couple days, depending upon where you live. Here in Texoma we’ll be able to view it again on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
To see if the ISS will be traveling through your state, check out the Live Space Station Tracking Map here.
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