Mind-blowing photos from astronaut Tim Peake show Earth glowing at night from the International Space Station
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British astronaut Tim Peake (whose birthday is today, April 7!) has been orbiting the planet for almost four months aboard the International Space Station, a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit that can sometimes be spotted even with the naked eye.He's part of the European Space Agency's six-month Principia Mission, which has him working to maintain the ISS' weightless research laboratory and conduct experiments. But he's also a photographer - and the images and videos he's taken aboard the ISS are stunning.
Here are a few of our favorites:
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