Enlarge Image This stunning view shows the nighttime reentry of a SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft on its way to a splashdown landing off the coast of Florida. SpaceX There is a lot of beauty in space exploration. Wide swathes of stars. Heart-expanding views of Earth. Fiery tongues of rocket launch flames. A photo of a SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft returning to the planet from orbit gives us a different perspective, one that expresses a quiet loveliness. SpaceX shared the photo on Friday after the nighttime return of the CRS-23 Dragon mission from the International Space Station. There were no humans on board, but the cargo craft was packed with samples from science experiments conducted on the station. "Dragon reenters Earth's atmosphere before splashing down off the coast of Florida – completing the fifth reentry of a Dragon spacecraft this year," SpaceX tweeted. Dragon reenters Earth’s atmosphere before splashing down off the coast of Florida – completing the fifth reentry of a Dragon spacecraft this year pic.twitter.com/3NDt1MuVKK