NASA’s Newest Video: See the Milky Way Rise Over Earth’s Horizon
- Posted on January 20, 2012 at 12:28am by
Liz Klimas
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The white haze past Earth is the Milky Way.
As Gizmodo rightly notes, it is almost on a weekly basis that the “most amazing” video of Earth taken from the International Space Station graces the Internet. This week is no different.
But, as Gizmodo also points out, this one isn’t stunning visual of the northern lights or major cities from space. The latest from the ISS taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows the Milky Way above Earth’s horizon and lightning over Africa.
Watch the footage here (Note: Look closely. NASA says you can spot the Lovejoy Comet near the Milky Way):
According to NASA’s description on YouTube, the Milky Way is the “hazy band of white light” at the beginning of the video and the bright, white light at the end is the sun over the ocean.
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LarsCaution
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 6:58pmSweeeeet! But where are all the UFO’s?
Report Post »takeUSAback
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 8:33amI am totally convinced…When I finally check out from this planet…I am going somewhere out there.
Report Post »Now I know why when Steve Jobs last words were..”Oh wow,Oh wow, Oh wow. Looking forward to the trip.
Later Dudes….
grannyrecipe
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 7:38amWe are in the middle of NO-WHERE
Report Post »Atokaite
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 6:28amOne year from the date this video was taken is the Mayan End of Long Year Date.
Report Post »If we are still a viable Republic at that date, then we can look to the skies, thank God and get on with repairing the Nations culture, fiscals, private and governmental sectors of management.
The Earth, Heavens and the folks that inhabit all will rejoice.
Semper fi
Diana M.
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 7:51pmVery cool picture. We need more good things like that to watch and we need some positive actions to find someone who can lead to be in our White House. We cannot let our country go down the drain!!!!!
Report Post »db321
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 10:07pmWow! I hope one day to meet the Creator of this incredible Universe!
Report Post »flatbroke
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:08pmawesome ! thanks God for creating such a beautiful universe, your the greatest ever!
Report Post »holy ghostbuster
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 9:10amThank science for the ability to view photos like that.
Report Post »ImMadAsHell
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 5:10pmSorry FlatBroke U R having a rough time….. (nick)… It will bet better just dont give up… I agree 100% our Magnificent Creator has done a wonderful job…
Report Post »irishman
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 11:29amWhat you see here folks is a cranial x-ray of Debbie Wasserman Shultz…..SPACE….LOTS OF SPACE!!
Report Post »Uriel
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:38pmgood one!
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 8:00amAwesome. And we’re just one galaxy in an infinite space. Awesome. God’s amusement park.
Report Post »AnAppealToGod
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 11:22amAt least he gave us free range.
We can’t say the same. Look at our Zoos.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 7:18amWhy is NASA wasting time with this stuff? They’re supposed to be doing Muslim outreach!
Report Post »HopsScotch
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 7:08amGet the android app Google Sky Map.
Report Post »Amazingly incredible.
ProPatriaVigilans
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:27amto ANAPPEALTOGOD & LODGERAT,
Report Post »Why does god always have to be mentioned? Can’t anything just be nice without invoking god all the time. This is what makes conservatives sound nuts.
BOMUSTGO
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:42amJob 22:12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:44amIsaiah 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
Job 26:7He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
Report Post »BoiseBaked
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 4:27amAccording to the Book of Me: “And God seth that not all conservatives are believers, some liberals are believers and those that make gross generalizations are lost to their ignorance and have dim bulbs. But to all, hope is extended regardless.”
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 5:59amWhy does the mention of God bother you? To answer your question I enjoy giving God credit for his beauty. It’s my right to do so and I will when the spirt moves me to do so. God Bless you and thank you for giving me a chance to praise HIM again.
Report Post »Sheepdog911
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:06amSorry propat… But it is “God” not “god.“ Allah is a ”god”, not “God.” Totally different dieties and connotations. If you want to complain about us, at least get the basics right. And so far as making us look nuts. I’d say that we are in very good company. The Founding Fathers invoked the name of “God” over, and over, and over … even in our Constitution.
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:06amBy the way, I forgot to mention, I’m a Mason and I am Chaplain of my Lodge. I guess that‘s why I see God’s work all around me. Again, God Bless :o)
Report Post »AnAppealToGod
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 11:15amWhy do you hate Christians? Why do you wish to silence them? Why do you hate Tim Tebow?
Report Post »dcshadows
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 11:48am@Lodgerat
Then a chaplain would know that secret societies are frowned upon in God’s word…
Ephesians 5:12
James 5:12
Mathew 5:34-37
There are also mosaic laws condemning idolatry and symbols used in rituals…as well as to not take oaths
Just trying to keep a professed brother from stumbling.
Report Post »dhb1ibo
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:17pmWhy does the mention of GOD upset some so much. This is what make atheist sound nuts.
Report Post »dhb1ibo
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 4:24pmWhy does the mention of GOD bother some so much. This is what makes atheists sound nuts.
Report Post »Ming The Merciless
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 12:48pmRight on dcshadows!
Report Post »51bmustang
Posted on February 19, 2012 at 5:25amNo it can’t
Report Post »AxelPhantom
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:38amI am amazed at the number of people who have never seen the real stars at night, it is one of the things to add to a “bucket list”. Get far away about (100 miles) from all artificial light sources on a moonless night and look up.
Report Post »BOMUSTGO
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:22amI live out in the Country where I can see the stars at night.I have seen the milky way spread across the sky so many times.Been into astronomy since I was a youth.See Saturn’s rings, four of Jipiter’s larger moon through a telescope..Back in the late 70′s, as a teen, a friend and I observed the planet Mars go into retrograde motion over a period of a few months. Mars was in Gemini at the time and appeared to over take it and then back up…..Awesome stuff!
Report Post »quicker
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:46amCherry Springs PA. is a very good spot.Use to live close to it.And they turned it into a dark zone just for star gazing.I find the winter sky to be simplely bueatiful.However didn`t like the cold so I moved to Texas.
Report Post »AnAppealToGod
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:36amIt all was just some freak accident that just happened and nothing has purpose whatsoever. We’re just floating around helplessly, and hopelessly. There is no meaning. Let’s all be atheists and believe in nothing. Let’s put all our faith and trust in our minds. Our brains were made to know and to find the answers to all things.
I’m pretty sure my dog thinks his brain knows all things too.
Report Post »asybot12
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:04amI felt like you for a while.
Report Post »It was after a serious job and career ending accident. But with a lot of rethinking and incredible selfless help from family, neighbors and (unknown but now) friends and the understanding now that everything has a cause and an effect. I am. Now I can (just sitting around and or being in bed 24/7) still be amazed at the world around me. How blessed we humans are. I hope you read this God bless you.
lodgerat
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:09amKinda like an ameba..lol ;o}
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 6:18amasybot12, I think AnAppealToGod was being sarcastic to a post previous to their post. I’m guessing AnAppealToGod is a believer.
Report Post »carlmarksmith
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 11:00amYou just can‘t handle the thought that there is no purpose and you’re meaningless. That’s the problem: your own ego. It’s your idiot way of thinking that has allowed much of the planet to be completely trashed and polluted. Sorry, dingus, but there is no god who is going to fix this. It IS up to us. It IS up to the human brain. Too bad most people prefer intellectual laziness and that Sky Daddy will help you. Morons.
Report Post »AnAppealToGod
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 11:21amclucksmith –
You’re right. Purpose doesn’t exist. Judgement doesn’t exist. Hope doesn’t exist. Love doesn’t exist. Hate doesn’t exist. Evil doesn’t exist. Miracles don’t happen. Harmony doesn’t exist. The ability to worship doesn’t exist. The need to believe in something doesn’t exist. We know and comprehend everything!
But enough with the ego trip. I hope you hold yourself to the same high standard you hold others to.
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:17amThe hand of the Lord is great, isn’t it.
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:21amIf you enjoyed this video try this one.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KDEmtWLwMOM#!
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 2:39amGods handiwork spread before the cosmos for all to see and acknowledge teh great creator at work.
Report Post »holy ghostbuster
Posted on January 22, 2012 at 9:15amYeah and how about those tornados, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Beautiful works of god.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:17amGod has made for us such a wonderful universe. This does not happen by “accident” but by intent! Give thanks to the Creator who loved us so much that He granted us the gifts of curiosity and intelligence to pursue it.
Report Post »xzero01
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:12amthis was great! outer space is amazing and all the lightning! very cool. has anyone looked at the ultra deep field on youtube?
Report Post »NOT A CRAZY
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 1:10am“But, as Gizmodo also points out, this one isn’t stunning visual of the northern lights or major cities from space.”
Is that written in English?
I like all of the lightning or maybe I should have spelled lightening.
Report Post »A Conservatarian
Posted on January 20, 2012 at 12:47amThat is one of the coolest pics of space I’ve ever seen!
Liz, another good article!
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