Much as I want to see other worlds, they will have a hard time competing with the spectacular visage that is Earth. #
Check out this incredible time-lapse of the earth and stars as viewed from the International Space Station.
What a stunning look at our world from space. For the curious, the photos used to make this came from this NASA site.
An unmanned Progress resupply vehicle approaches the International Space Station.
Source: flickr.com
A fantastic demonstration of electrostatic charging, the polarity of water, and the beauty of orbits, all thanks to microgravity. Be sure to keep an eye out for more neat physics demos from astronaut Don Pettit while he’s up on the International Space Station.
Source: physicscentral.com
The aurora is nothing short of occipital ecstasy. It is always moving, always changing, and like snowflakes, no two displays are the same. The glowing red and green forms meander like celestial amoebas crawling across some great petri dish. One time our orbit took us through the center of an auroral display. It was as if we were in a glowing fog of red and green. Had we been shrunk down and inserted into the tube of a neon sign? It looked like it was just on the other side of the windowpane. I wanted to reach out and touch, but of course I couldn’t. Afterwards, I had to clean nose prints from the window.
Astronaut Don Pettit in Fragile Oasis
I had to excerpt only a small bit of this post, but it is well worth reading all of what Pettit wrote about viewing the Earth from the International Space Station. While you’re at it, check out his other posts on Fragile Oasis; they are all spectacularly worthwhile reading!
Source: fragileoasis.org
A timelapse flyover of the Earth put together from astronaut imagery on the International Space Station. You need to watch this. It will boggle your mind. (via Phil Plait)
Clouds at sunset, viewed from the ISS. I love that there are people in space sending down gorgeous photos on a daily basis. #
Source: Flickr / magisstra
It is the season for viewing Polar Mesospheric Clouds, and with our high beta-angle we were able to capture this thin layer of noctilucent clouds at sunset (6-25-2010). - Astronaut Douglas Wheelock #
Soyuz 23S, “Olympus” docked to the nadir side of the Space Station. This will be our ride back home to planet Earth when our work is complete here. Thought I would tweet this view out of the Cupola, as we were passing over the majestic snow-capped Caucuses. The sun rising and reflecting off the Caspian Sea (9-26-2010). - Astronaut Douglas Wheelock #
Of all the places on our glorious planet, few rival the brilliant colors of The Bahamas. Here is a view of our Progress-37 re-supply spacecraft, with the islands of The Bahamas as a backdrop. What a wonderful world (8-22-2010)! - Astronaut Douglas Wheelock #
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