Despite any political differences between the United States and Russia, the space agencies of the two countries continue their cooperative work in Earth's orbit, aboard the International Space Station. Apart from the research being done in microgravity, ISS crew members continue to send back amazing images of our home world, photographed from low Earth orbit. Gathered here are recent images of Earth from aboard the ISS, and from a handful of other NASA satellites.

The sun rises over the north sea as The Couple by artist Sean Henery sits just of the coast at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, England, Wednesday October 8, 2014. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/AP Photo/PA Wire)

Abigail Doyle from St David's Holy Faith Secondary School, Greystones, modeling her Alice in Wonderland themed outfit designed for the Upcycled category of the An Taisce Green-Schools Let's Fix Fashion catwalk event in Cashel, Ireland on May 4, 2023. (Photo by Diarmuid Greene/The Irish Times)

American plus-sized model and television presenter Ashley Graham in the last decade of May 2023 wore black lingerie under her shimmering Prada look for a party in Cannes. (Photo by ashleygraham/instagram)

Boat party in Malta on July 17, 2023. Malta is the new party destination. Parties, sеx and bad behaviour mixed with cheap prices and wonderful weather have made malta the place to be. (Photo by Thea Jacobs/The Sun)

Italian-American actress and model Julia Fox is seen on September 07, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

American singer and actress Sabrina Carpenter arrives for the Givenchy Spring/Summer 2024 womenswear fashion collection presented Thursday, September 28, 2023 in Paris. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/AP Photo)

English-Albanian singer and songwriter Dua Lipa soaks up Japan in the last decade of November 2023. (Photo by Dualipa/Instagram)