Incredible 6-Second Time-Lapse Captured by American Astronaut Shows Sunrise From Space

An American astronaut working at the International Space Station published a time-lapse video showing a sunrise from space.

The "super fast" footage, taken by NASA’s Reid Wiseman and posted to Twitter, depicts the sun rising over the ocean from space.

At the time of publication, the tweet had received nearly 2,000 retweets and almost 2,000 favorites. The Vine video had amassed more than 60,000 loops.

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