America's 250th birthday seen from space: Nasa shares stunning ISS footage of Los Angeles fireworks

North America Science Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:36:55 GMT Moderate confidence — 73/100

PC: XFrom hundreds of kilometres above Earth, a national celebration looked very different.
While crowds gathered across the United States for the country’s 250th anniversary, astronauts aboard the International Space Station watched the evening lights spread across the planet below.
On July 4, as fireworks filled the skies over Los Angeles, the display became part of a much larger view that included city lights, coastlines and the dark curve of Earth.

PC: XFrom hundreds of kilometres above Earth, a national celebration looked very different.
While crowds gathered across the United States for the country’s 250th anniversary, astronauts aboard the International Space Station watched the evening lights spread across the planet below.
On July 4, as fireworks filled the skies over Los Angeles, the display became part of a much larger view that included city lights, coastlines and the dark curve of Earth.

Sources: Times of India