20 Breathtaking Images From NASA’s Public Library

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Earth from the International Space Station

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured an image of Earth from 250 miles over Australia. Airglow – the orange hue – comprises diffuse bands of light created by atoms colliding in the atmosphere near the interface of Earth and space. Studying airglow is helping scientists to understand the connections and correlations between Earth weather and space weather.

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  1. Noralee says

    Absolutely stunning.

  2. STEVEN SHIFFLETT says

    Wow. Amazing pictures. I’d like to get a poster of the Helix Nebula, how do i go about that?

  3. Satya says

    Fascinating….I was very young when I listen to the Russian Dog barking in the space in our radio & we are now watching human beings are there for space walking…

  4. Carolyn Barnes says

    God is awesome! Who would not be struck by this living, loving God who even makes beauty out of the storms —visible beauty for us.

  5. Sandy says

    amazing pictures

  6. David Verploegh says

    Oh, my… great sampling. You state many have been released. How do we see the rest of ’em?

  7. Tom says

    Fantastic!