Thanksgiving Greetings from the Space Station !!!

It's orbiting the planet! It comes in airtight bags! You have to affix your cranberry sauce against the wall or it will fly up your nose! Just like Plymouth Plantation in 1621! The only difference these days is that NASA replaces zero-gravity turkey with braised moon spiders.

[Via Universe Today]

Aurora Australis Seen From Space: Stunning natural light display captured from International Space Station

I Believe I Can Fly !!!

A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and the Amazon. Also visible is the earths ionosphere (thin yellow line) and the stars of our galaxy.