NASA provided these amazing images of the Earth's surface taken from International Space Station
Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko began their aboard a space station on March 27, 2015. Researchers hope to better understand how the adapts to long-duration spaceflight, according to NASA.
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This is what the sun looks like in space as it emerges from behind the earth. Seen here are the dancing lights of the aurora borealis. This was a handout photo taken on August 15, 2015 by astronaut Scott Kelly from the International Space Station and provided by NASA August 18, 2015. REUTERS/Scott Kelly/NASA/Handout via Reuters
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The images showed Tropical Storm Bill in the Gulf of Mexico approaching the coast of Texas. The picture was taken in June 15, 2015. Floods after the storm had killed about 30 people in the state. Image courtesy: Reuters
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This photo, taken in April, shows the continent of Australia. Scott Kelly and Russian Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko began their one-year mission aboard the space station on March 27, 2015. Researchers hope to better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight, according to NASA. Image courtesy: Reuters
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An aurora (natural light display) seen in a photo from June 2015. Image courtesy: Reuters
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This is an image of Typhoon Maysak as it strengthens into a Category 5 hurricane in this picture taken by European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti aboard the International Space Station March 31, 2015. Image courtesy: Reuters
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