Earth from above: Astronauts photograph our planet
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mar. 10, 2012: Over the Southern Lights between Antarctic and Australia. (ESA/NASA)
Mar. 7, 2012: The Sahara remains amazing. A mysterious crater in Mauritania -- but what is it? <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/27/mysterious-geologic-structure-seen-from-space/">Read more</a> (ESA/NASA)
Feb. 6, 2012: Paris by night. (ESA/NASA)
Feb. 10, 2012: Denmark with Copenhagen, Norway with Oslo, Sweden with Stockholm in the distance, northern Germany and beyond. And the Aurora Borealis of course. (ESA/NASA)
Jan. 22, 2012: Beautiful reflection of the Sun in a Brazilian river. (ESA/NASA)
June 20: "A stunning sunrise aboard the International Space Station, as seen from the Russian MRM1 Module. We're blessed with 16 sunrises each day!" notes Wheelock. (Astro_Wheels/Twitpic)
"Beautiful reflection of sunlight on the eastern Mediterranean Sea. No borders or conflict visible from space…just breath-taking beauty like this view of the island of Cyprus," wrote astronaut Doug Wheelock. (Doug Wheelock / Twitpic)
April 5: Fly through Aurora at 28,000 kmh. Happy 1,000 tweets :-) (Astro_Soichi / Twitpic)
April 5: Space Shuttle Discovery ready for launch in 5 hours! KSC, Florida, USA. (Astro_Soichi / Twitpic)
March 28: Big Venezuela. (Astro_Soichi / Twitpic)
Vietnam pacific coast. (Astro_Soichi / Twitpic)
"Water surface is 400m below sea level, but very clearly visible 400km above ground," said Noguchi. (Twitpic)
Jakarta, Indonesia. Big city near Equator. (Twitpic)
Bucharest, Romania (Twitpic)
Feb. 6: "Antilles, near Venezuela." <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb 1: <a href="http://">http://twitpic.com/122xh9">Twitpic.com</a>
Feb. 3: "Three weeks after the earthquake." <a href="http://">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 4: "Where is Mar Lion?" <a href="http://">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 5: "Star City is far back on the right upper corner." <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi%20">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 5: "Oh, I miss pho noodle!" <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi%20">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 6: "Here is looking at you, kid!" <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi%20">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi </a>
Feb. 7: "First time that I saw the whole city without any cloud." <a href="http://">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 7: "The highest mountain in Mexico." <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 8: "Congrats, New Orleans Saints" <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 8: <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
August 19, 2003: Cumulonimbus clouds and anvils over Canada as seen from the International Space Station. (NASA)
Jan 3, 2003: Cloud patterns over the Sahara. (NASA)
Dec. 7, 1972: A view of Earth from Apollo 17. (NASA)
Oct. 11, 2007: Clouds over North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, a scenic view of the Nile River, the Nile River Delta, Gulf of Suez and part of the Sinai Peninsula in Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah, Egypt.<br> (NASA)
Oct. 8, 2007: A bright cloud over the Gulf of Mexico. (NASA)
May 2, 2002: An alluvial fan between China's Kunlun and Altun Mountains. (NASA)
Sept. 3, 2007: Hurricane Felix Over the Caribbean Sea. (NASA)
Sept. 7, 2007: Cloud over the Pacific Ocean, off the Coast of República de Chile. (NASA)
Dec. 7, 1972: Earth's South Pole covered in clouds. (NASA)
Aug. 15, 2007: NASA Astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and Earth are reflected in Anderson's helmet visor. (NASA)
Sept. 3, 2007: Hurricane Felix over the Caribbean Sea. (NASA)
Aug. 20, 2007: Clouds over the Earth's surface. (NASA)
Feb. 6: "Here is looking at you, kid!" <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi%20">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi </a>
Feb. 7: "First time that I saw the whole city without any cloud." <a href="http://">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 7: "The highest mountain in Mexico." <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 8: "Congrats, New Orleans Saints" <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
Feb. 8: <a href="http://twitter.com/astro_soichi">http://twitter.com/astro_soichi</a>
August 19, 2003: Cumulonimbus clouds and anvils over Canada as seen from the International Space Station. (NASA)
Jan 3, 2003: Cloud patterns over the Sahara. (NASA)
Dec. 7, 1972: A view of Earth from Apollo 17. (NASA)
Dec. 12, 2007: As seen from the International Space Station, the Richat Structure in Mauritania's Gres de Chinguetti Plateau. (NASA)
Oct. 8, 2003: Clouds over Oahu, Hawaii. (NASA)
February 1984: Astronaut Robert C. Stewart tests the nitrogen-propelled, hand-controlled manned maneuvering unit as part of an extravehicular activity during Flight 41-B of the space shuttle Challenger. (NASA)
Oct. 11, 2007: Clouds over North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, a scenic view of the Nile River, the Nile River Delta, Gulf of Suez and part of the Sinai Peninsula in Jumhuriyat Misr al-Arabiyah, Egypt.<br> (NASA)
Oct. 8, 2007: A bright cloud over the Gulf of Mexico. (NASA)
May 2, 2002: An alluvial fan between China's Kunlun and Altun Mountains. (NASA)
Sept. 3, 2007: Hurricane Felix Over the Caribbean Sea. (NASA)
Sept. 7, 2007: Cloud over the Pacific Ocean, off the Coast of República de Chile. (NASA)
Dec. 7, 1972: Earth's South Pole covered in clouds. (NASA)
Aug. 15, 2007: NASA Astronaut Clayton C. Anderson and Earth are reflected in Anderson's helmet visor. (NASA)
Sept. 3, 2007: Hurricane Felix over the Caribbean Sea. (NASA)
Aug. 20, 2007: Clouds over the Earth's surface. (NASA)