NASA Shares Stunning Images Of Earth From Space Station

These images are taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station in 2015.

  • Viewing from a point over northwest Mexico, astronauts aboard the International Space Station looked northeast and shot this unusual photograph of a red sprite above the white light of an active thunderstorm.
    Viewing from a point over northwest Mexico, astronauts aboard the International Space Station looked northeast and shot this unusual photograph of a red sprite above the white light of an active thunderstorm.
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  • Hawaii's Kilauea volcano with the long swirls of volcanic gases wafting west from the volcano captured by crews aboard the International Space Station.
    Hawaii's Kilauea volcano with the long swirls of volcanic gases wafting west from the volcano captured by crews aboard the International Space Station.
  • This photograph shows one of the few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen at night. The winding border between Pakistan and India is lit by security lights that have a distinct orange tone.
    This photograph shows one of the few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen at night. The winding border between Pakistan and India is lit by security lights that have a distinct orange tone.
  • The view of the Himalaya range, near the China-India border where peaks cast strong evening shadows on the snow as seen from the International Space Station.
    The view of the Himalaya range, near the China-India border where peaks cast strong evening shadows on the snow as seen from the International Space Station.
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  • This is an image captured from the International Space Station of arid landscapes of the Sahara and the darker vegetation of the wetter, semi-arid woodland known as the Sahel.
    This is an image captured from the International Space Station of arid landscapes of the Sahara and the darker vegetation of the wetter, semi-arid woodland known as the Sahel.