An Amazon rainforest river from space | Space photo of the day for April 30, 2026

(Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir) NASA astronaut Jessica Meir snapped a striking photo of a river snaking through the Amazon rainforest from space. What is it? The Ucayali River in central Peru was captured in a new image by Meir while aboard the International Space Station . The Ucayali, a lower extension of the Apurímac River, is thought to be one of the main sources of the Amazon River. …