Astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) have a unique view from 400 kilometres above Earth. They can see both beauty and destruction on the planet below.
This long-duration photograph shows the Earth 259 miles below a soaring ISS, on September 19, 2022.An orbital sunrise begins to illuminate the cloud tops above the Pacific Ocean south of the Hawaiian island chain, on September 15, 2022.Orbital sunrises are stunning. The colours spill across the horizon, cutting through the darkness of nighttime Earth and the blackness of space above.
The Richat Structure, also known as the"Eye of the Sahara," an eroded geological dome in Mauritania, on August 21, 2022.Another circular structure, in icy and rocky Quebec, comes from a meteor impact during the Triassic period. The southern tip of the boot of Italy, left, and the island of Sicily, on June 2, 2022. Mount Etna, lower right, Europe's tallest active volcano on the coast of Sicily, is visible, billowing with activity.Did you catch the volcano in that last picture? Here's a closer look. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest active volcano.
This time-lapse of the Milky Way galaxy also captured a lightning strike on Earth so bright that it lit up the space station's solar panels.Astronauts also enjoy regular, stunning shows of the aurora dancing across the north and south poles. Extreme weather battered the world — like Hurricane Ian, which the ISS flew above as it approached Florida.The ISS often gets a unique view into the eye of a storm. The station also flew over Hurricane Fiona just days after it took out Puerto Rico's power.
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