The endless beauty of Earth in a set of photos taken from the universe

The astronauts' job is not only to study scientific experiments, but also to help the Earth inhabitants observe the beauty of their planet.

Astronaut Scott Kelly is one of the longest in space space with 520 days 10 hours and 33 minutes. He worked at the International Space Station (ISS) in missions Expeditions 26, 45 and 46.

In addition, he has a twin brother, Mark Kelly. The Kelly brothers have been recognized by NASA as the twins who fly into space for the longest time in a year.

Scott Kelly began working on ISS in March 2015, conducting scientific experiments to find out how the gravityless environment affects the human body for a longer time. a year.

Astronaut Scott Kelly took a selfie photo during a walk outside the International Space Station in October 2015.

In addition to examining the body's reactions and repairing technical equipment on the space station, he also spends time sitting next to the main windows or in the lab module to take photos of the Earth itself. to love.

A blizzard of snow that covers the east coast of the United States, soft aurora rays like silk, the Pantone desert in northern Africa or the giant Caribbean storm, was captured by Scott Kelly and quickly divided. Share them on social networking sites.

While the scientific experiments he performed on the space station helped researchers gain new insights into the human body in the universe, his photographs opened new horizons for billions of people. Once flew into space.

Leaning against the window frame and taking down the Bahamas island nation below, the frame is recording the beautiful Caribbean Sea and his socks.

Brilliantly colored aurora bands with robotic arms come from ISS.

How difficult is photography in the universe?And this is the answer.Mr. Kelly is holding a dedicated set of photographic equipment used to take photos on the space station.

Large sandy sea of ​​Libya and Egypt.

In a gravityless environment, Mr. Kelly shows his masterful juggling talent.

A five-colored Chrysanthemum flower is blooming beside a window in ISS.

Mediterranean coast in France.

A frozen lake in the Himalayas.

Milky Way, International Space Station and Earth.

The working corner of astronaut Scott Kelly in ISS.

A fierce snow storm covered the entire east coast of the United States.

Egypt country when viewed from above.

New York City glows at night.

The Japanese island nation glows in the night, on the left side of the image is a Russian module connected to the ISS.

The Moon, Venus and Jupiter are almost lined up in the sky.

Astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov are returning to Earth after a year of living and working in the International Space Station.(Photo: Bill Ingalls / NASA).

• The whole view of the earth from the universe
• The Earth is taken from a distance of 110 million kilometers in space