A NASA photographer at Johnson Space Center in Houston captured some fantastic photos of the International Space Station (ISS) passing across the face of the moon.

The ISS is currently about 248 nautical miles above the Earth, traveling at a staggering 17,000 mph (28,163 km/hr). At that speed it circles the globe 16 times a day. When it passes overhead it can be the brightest manmade object in the sky, often outshining commercial aircraft and even planets!

You can find out when the ISS will be over your location here.

Source: news.discovery.com

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