The pictures improve our quality of life by improving our education factually. Education separates all living animals. "All includes human animals in science". We all should strive to help one another with education from facts. Thoughts of feelings and myths are good for entertainment. Early humanity gets credit for the myths. Also, early humanity gets credit for facts. Those animals that depend upon feelings and myths to obtain the bulk of their education miss out on getting facts by blindly promoting the myths they learn from talkers. I am glad for those who strive to make this World better I feel sorry for those who talk the talk .

the universe is amazing and earth is an infinitely small component. The existence of any thing at all( why there is matter) is problematic and our generation will probably never have the answers.Religion is a a matter of faith and is personal. Reveling in nature and trying to understand it is a worthy endeavor. Let us make the most of our lives in case that is all that there is. Enjoyed these photos immensely and some of the comments.

Highly recommend a DVD "The Case for a Creator" that will challenge you, answer your questions and clealy demonstrate how science itself points very directly to a creator who wants to be discovered. Where did the extraordinarily complex language in DNA come from? Our universe is ordered precisely down to the multi-trillionth degree to create a world conducive to supporting life. Earth is positioned in precisely the right place in the galaxy to allow us an unrestriced view of the galaxy and beyond. We are learning about our world through science -- our world was designed in such an exact way for that to be possible. Einstein said "science is discoverering the mind of God."

dialogue and different opinions can lead to a better understanding of some things.DNA is a complex chemical where occasionally unusual combinations take place; some are beneficial to the species, some such as trisomy 21 (down's syndrome) are not. Mars probably had life a billion yrs ago , but the planet was smaller than earth and its internal core heat dissipated and the planet cooled and any life froze. Why would an all powerful all wise creator(GOD) create a world where everything eats everything else?This earth is a hostile place. I hope and pray that there is a heaven, especially for so many wonderful people ,now dead

Wow I just turned 18 and these people are what I look forward to? Nice pictures. Not needed. Cant wait to become just another survivor on earth and die at my short life of I hope atleast 70. The volcano ones, yeah those were enjoyed.

Shut up and look at the pictures again....

that is so amazing like it so much that is cool

Fantastic. Good to know these pictures are available for all to view. And kudos to the individual who took the time to search the archives so we might see them.
Truly amazing.

When I was born there were no TVs, no computers and the radio was our main source of entertainment. Over the years I have been privileged to witness so many miraculous inventions. As a child, in my wildest imaginings, I could never have predicted sitting in my living room, watching the news on my flat screen, plasma TV, talking to my granddaughter from my cell phone while she was vacationing in Puerto Rico and transmitting scenes from her hotel room?

My only fear is that we are so into digital everything that we are forgetting the quiet times that families enjoyed listening to just the radio or sitting as a group on the back porch in the evening , enjoying the sound of crickets, while looking at the stars and never guessing that some day a fortunate few would be looking down at us from the heavens in the wildest ride imaginable..

steade ofa game box.

I live in Del Rio, Texas, the home of Lake Amistad where photo #28 was taken. I fly over Lake Amistad all the time, but to see it from this altitude is amazing. This is a man-made lake where three rivers, the Rio Grande, Pecos, and Devils' join to create this lake between the U.S. and Mexico. The Amistad Dam is a man-made dam used for flood control and irrigation, and is also a Port of Entry for both countries.

All creation is truly as diverse as our individual opinions. It shows the creator is not only higher than us, but is also very tolerant of our own conceit and arrogance.

I sincerely thank all those who contributed to something which neither I nor all I have ever met could have done alone.

These are some amazing shots. Wow

How do I send it to my brother? Can't tell where it stops.

I am constantly amazed at how the earth looks from above. Looking down on earth as in these photos, takes away all the things we see here - war, famine, drought, the homeless, etc. Bette Midler's song From a Distance, everything is green, we are friends, and the world looks to be at peace-is true. Reading some of the comments puts life into perspective. We as humans are not in control of the universe. Nature is an awesome reminder that we are part of a greater design in life and that death is not the end of life but the beginning of something wonderful, something to look forward to. May we all find peace in our lives, here on earth, whereever we are on earth!

I am constantly amazed at the brilliance of some and the ignorance or others.

Posted by Gene Brant August 18, 1:42 PM

. Viewing these beautiful photographs makes me truly know that what I often think about is, how completely insignificient we are. There are no humans or animals seen in any of the photos. We are so arrogant and self-important within ourselves, yet seeing our magnificient earth from space and realizing how tiny we really are, should make us humble and know that we are a speck too small to even see from afar. It is a shame that people are so hostile and self rightous as to create dissention and argue in blogs without being ask for our self centered opinions. SHUT THE HELL UP AND ENJOY!!!!

I'm so amazed to see these pictures! Being young it gives me motivation to be a scientist/astronaut and work for NASA.

What wonderful and beautiful pictures, so amazing to see these parts of the Earth from such an altitude. Really enjoyed looking at them, thank-you to the OP for providing these for our pleasure.

It is a shame that the posts degenerate into arguments about US tax-payers, God and Atheism.
For the first group:- A huge amount of the ISS is not of US origin, many of the integral parts, electronic circuits and computer chips were made elsewhere, as was a large amount of the software that governs the ISS. Please have some respect for those whose efforts went into creating this ISS from people all over the world.

For the second group:-
Please, if you do not believe in science and its evaluations, then do the decent and good-mannered thing of leaving those who do believe in it to their own ideals. Even your religeous tracts state that one should have consideration for one`s fellow man, regardless of their beliefs!

For the third group:-
Religion is a way of explaining things that we don`t yet understand, and is, sometimes, used as a psychological crutch for people who are overwhelmed by the vastness of the universe to understand any scientific approach to it. Let them believe what they want to believe, as I said to the above group, have the good manners to tolerate others.

I did not think of God nor science as I enjoyed the pictures from space. It was educational and beautiful. Take it for what it is and not what you think it means in your mind. Everyone has one....an opinion that is. Mankind has had a good time taking the beauty out of things and making it ugly. Just enjoy what it is.

It is not possible to see too many photos of our planet from space, or photos of space taken from space. These photos do not prove anything of a religous bent but do prove that we humans are, by virtue of having developed advanced intelligence and creativity, capable of achieving amazing things. However, we humans also harbor energetic elements that would undo all that we have accomplished and gladly take us back to the dark ages, all in the name of religion or politics or socio-economic fairness. Education is all important.

What I find interesting is that these views of our Earth from space have spawned such a wide-ranging series of introspections, criticisms, debates, emotions, and outright diatribes among us. It seems that the more we explore the furthest reaches of our universe, the more aware we feel the urge to express ourselves. Very few other public forums have elicited these degrees of precociousness.

It's amazing how so many people can look at this beauty and receive so many different messages. Just look at the beauty. Take from it what you wish

Ok so of couse god is real are you
think about it youll see

It was by looking into the heavens and realizing that there is no end to space, matter, and creations that I came to find God and learned to know and love Him for all he has done for us. These beautiful photos of the many miracles of God , and which also represent some wonders and miracle of modern technology, tend to confirm my faith that mankind has the potential and destiny, if we live worthy of such an eternal goal, to become like god.

WoooooW, this is sooooo cool , can you add more and more ?

Great picture, can you add more and more....

God's creation is indeed so beautiful, so full of countless wonders to behold, that we are led to contemplate the meaning of it all..... it can be difficult to understand from our limited perspectives and our station here on Earth. So we've managed to "leap" as high as the view from ISS will take us, and have gotten a few brief glimpses from other space endeavors. Judging from the blogs upon viewing these wonderous sights, it has shown us one thing for certain: we truly are "as but a tiny grain of sand"... that's an important discovery though, isn't it?!

God gave us our eyes, ears, hands and feet, our hearts and our little minds (all within those "tiny grains of sand") for a reason. I have to wonder, if we used these assets properly, to grow past our individual selves and past our differences, and reached towards a higher cause as God intended, perhaps then we would truly begin to see the beautiful meaning of it all!

Who could see these pictures and not believe in God.

Sooo BEAUTIFUL...Thank You for sharing.If you can would love to see more.... :)

#699, be grateful that you have the ability to pay taxes and that you do pay them. Be grateful NASA and all its workers exists. With no taxes and no NASA, you'd be living in some other poor third world country that oppresses its citizens... so please go live there where you won't have to 8!+&# about your tax $$ and internet.

Be grateful to be able to enjoy these fabulous pictures that could only be presented by the great people of NASA.

Still after seeing how precious our life and earth is some of you can still make negative comments. Why are people so narrow minded. You better all realize that this is living proof that there is a Higher Being and take stock of your moral well being! These pictures say it all!

How glorious our precious planet!

These photographs are positively extraordinary!! How wonderful to be able to see these things albeit from space. We have learned so much from the shuttles and the space station and we should appreciate all of these things and appreciate the people who make them possible.

Long live the Earth!!

thank you to all those who worked to make this possible; can a photo of each country be posted just so that people from geographically smaller countries get a chance to see what their motherlands look like from space?

incredible pics, love Nasa and their mission -we should explore space even further and at the same time fight ignorance and poverty--(yes, spelling mistakes by mother-tongue speakers are bad, but can be forgiven-- however, it's more difficult to forgive the desertified hearts of some religious fanatics) There's a lot of money possessed by very few people in the world, possibly profound bible believers, while millions are left to sufffer and starve. Where's god when people die from disease, famine and war? I suspect god is securely left in some "global" bank- If god existed he/she/it would certainly squirm at the total lack of true religiosity among the bible and/or similar book worshippers (British spelling)- Whatever your religion is: how about using our brain instead of citing memorized paragraphs from books that were clearly conceived by narrow-minded, loveless human beings? Take example from the universe, there's plenty of space, for you to believe in your gods and for the others to be free thinkers, thank you Voltaire! and thank you Nasa for showing us how puny, mediocre and ephemeral human kind is. ciao

How can anyone not believe in God after seeing these pictures? Just to think - He made all of this!!!!!!!

It is appalling to see so many firm opinions stated so ungrammatically.
For starters, please be aware that: "IT'S" = IT IS. "ITS" is a possessive, as in, "The cat was chasing its own tail."

Whatever your beliefs, people will take you more seriously if you use correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

That was a breathtaking experience just viewing these images. So happy to live in this day and time when all of this is possible for us to see.

Whoever put this together, Thank you, it was awesome!

God definately knew what he was doing when He created the Heavens and the Earth..

The clasroom is life, the lesson is love, I hope these photos help all to learn the lesson. Jeffery

There is an important lesson to be learned from these pictures.

Please take the time to think and ponder what this all means to us as a species who may not be alone out there.

l ponder whats to come thereafter, do you?

Pictures were breathtaking to look at.

What else may we discover?

Amazing pictures. Thank you to all who had a hand in making them available to view.

Our imaginations do not even come near God's...Wow.

To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.

A robin redbreast in a cage
Puts all heaven in a rage.

A dove-house fill'd with doves and pigeons
Shudders hell thro' all its regions.
A dog starv'd at his master's gate
Predicts the ruin of the state.

A horse misused upon the road
Calls to heaven for human blood.
Each outcry of the hunted hare
A fibre from the brain does tear.

A skylark wounded in the wing,
A cherubim does cease to sing.
The game-cock clipt and arm'd for fight
Does the rising sun affright.

Every wolf's and lion's howl
Raises from hell a human soul.

The wild deer, wand'ring here and there,
Keeps the human soul from care.
The lamb misus'd breeds public strife,
And yet forgives the butcher's knife.

The bat that flits at close of eve
Has left the brain that won't believe.
The owl that calls upon the night
Speaks the unbeliever's fright.

He who shall hurt the little wren
Shall never be belov'd by men.
He who the ox to wrath has mov'd
Shall never be by woman lov'd.

The wanton boy that kills the fly
Shall feel the spider's enmity.
He who torments the chafer's sprite
Weaves a bower in endless night.

The caterpillar on the leaf
Repeats to thee thy mother's grief.
Kill not the moth nor butterfly,
For the last judgement draweth nigh.

He who shall train the horse to war
Shall never pass the polar bar.
The beggar's dog and widow's cat,
Feed them and thou wilt grow fat.

The gnat that sings his summer's song
Poison gets from slander's tongue.
The poison of the snake and newt
Is the sweat of envy's foot.

The poison of the honey bee
Is the artist's jealousy.

The prince's robes and beggar's rags
Are toadstools on the miser's bags.
A truth that's told with bad intent
Beats all the lies you can invent.

It is right it should be so;
Man was made for joy and woe;
And when this we rightly know,
Thro' the world we safely go.

Joy and woe are woven fine,
A clothing for the soul divine.
Under every grief and pine
Runs a joy with silken twine.

The babe is more than swaddling bands;
Every farmer understands.
Every tear from every eye
Becomes a babe in eternity;

This is caught by females bright,
And return'd to its own delight.
The bleat, the bark, bellow, and roar,
Are waves that beat on heaven's shore.

The babe that weeps the rod beneath
Writes revenge in realms of death.
The beggar's rags, fluttering in air,
Does to rags the heavens tear.

The soldier, arm'd with sword and gun,
Palsied strikes the summer's sun.
The poor man's farthing is worth more
Than all the gold on Afric's shore.

One mite wrung from the lab'rer's hands
Shall buy and sell the miser's lands;
Or, if protected from on high,
Does that whole nation sell and buy.

He who mocks the infant's faith
Shall be mock'd in age and death.
He who shall teach the child to doubt
The rotting grave shall ne'er get out.

He who respects the infant's faith
Triumphs over hell and death.
The child's toys and the old man's reasons
Are the fruits of the two seasons.

The questioner, who sits so sly,
Shall never know how to reply.
He who replies to words of doubt
Doth put the light of knowledge out.

The strongest poison ever known
Came from Caesar's laurel crown.
Nought can deform the human race
Like to the armour's iron brace.

When gold and gems adorn the plow,
To peaceful arts shall envy bow.
A riddle, or the cricket's cry,
Is to doubt a fit reply.

The emmet's inch and eagle's mile
Make lame philosophy to smile.
He who doubts from what he sees
Will ne'er believe, do what you please.

If the sun and moon should doubt,
They'd immediately go out.
To be in a passion you good may do,
But no good if a passion is in you.

The whore and gambler, by the state
Licensed, build that nation's fate.
The harlot's cry from street to street
Shall weave old England's winding-sheet.

The winner's shout, the loser's curse,
Dance before dead England's hearse.

Every night and every morn
Some to misery are born,
Every morn and every night
Some are born to sweet delight.

Some are born to sweet delight,
Some are born to endless night.

We are led to believe a lie
When we see not thro' the eye,
Which was born in a night to perish in a night,
When the soul slept in beams of light.

God appears, and God is light,
To those poor souls who dwell in night;
But does a human form display
To those who dwell in realms of day.

~ William Blake (1757-1827) - Auguries of Innocence

Formidable...

Wonderful to know that God created it all for our enjoyment.

Fantastic...amazing to see these photos..

"WHAT SCARES ME THE MOST, THOUGH, IS THE HORRIBLE GRAMMER MISTAKES THAT PEOPLE MADE WHILE WRITING THESE COMMENTS."

g -r - a - m - m - A - r

Now, about that glass house you wanted to buy......

I hear you, but as a former English teacher, all I can say is GOOD LUCK at fixing the lack of language skills. Many people do not care about speaking and writing well. Today's texting frenzy does not bode well 4 us. :-)

When you standback and get a closeup look from far away like these photos give you, it tests your imagine for what is in the rest of the universe. I would vote for more --
Sorry to bring politics into it but # 575 you have DEMOCRAT written all over your post.

It's okay to believe in the "Big Bang" Theory as long as you bvelieve it takes place or took place in the hand of God!

Thanks for sharing these great photos.
--August 31.2009.

woneful pitures, but sad over all the conflict,it should not be . when you look at the mountains,and the shore lines ,how amazing it is. enjoy,and pass it on to others to enjoy, let the conflict go.Donna

Absolutely stunning photos. Beautiful!

Connie, you are absolutely correct! Especially notable is the comment by "Capt. Fulbright" in which he begins with "Your" and could only have meant "You're" which is such an elementary error. Causes me to wonder how he made it to "Captain", hmmmmmmmmmmm.

Indah banget.... beatiful...

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME PHOTOS. THANKS VERY MUCH

These photos are breathtaking. I live at the foot of Mauna Loa in Hilo, Hawai'i and it was amazing to see the lava flows from such a distance. I am so thankful to NASA for allowing us the opportuntity to view our world in such a state of grace. Now, it is up to us to keep it that way. Malama Pono ia kakou.

Not to be redundant,but, yes, the photos are astonishingly beautiful. Why on earth do others have the need to spew religion and/or politics into this is totally bizarre. Science made these photos possible. Period. If my tax dollars made even a tiny contribution to this, I say "thank you""......

Merci beaucoup...Thanks a lot....
Jean-Marc
France.

Spectacular! Yes, I believe there is a God, and feel that the wonders of His world proves he exists...However, I don't constantly need to preach my beliefs, like some of the comments I've read. Relax...enjoy the beauty...don't feel the need to beat people over the head to make them see your point of view.

THANKS! WHAT A JOY TO START MY DAY WITH SUCH IMAGES AND SUCH THOUGHTS AS THESE GRAPHICS PROVOKE. IT'S A "MUST"
THAT WE STUDY AND THINK ON SUCH BEAUTY. AND WE ARE A PART OF THIS MAGNIFICENT EARTH. THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

totally amazing how you sit behind a computer and learn so much. So I can only hope that the young ones understand how lucky they are. The world and beyond is right at the keyboard.

They waste money on science while thousands of people don't have water to drink or food.It's just sick.Humans don't care any more about humans .Curiosity will finaly lead to death.They search for what we don't need.Why worry for overpopulation when you can just take responsibility for your actions.Our planet is dyeing.Instead of worrying about your security you can worry about people that DON'T HAVE WATER TO DRINK.Instead of making a car that kills our own habitat they can try to study how to make a car that does not pollute at all.They can study that.But rich people want to sell their oil right?They think they will leave earth.Believe me,humans will never leave earth until satan will be destroyed.

Amazing pictures! As I looked at them I thought of how God can see not only the outlines we see but every person individually and every detail about every person, even to their thoughts and to knowing the number of the hairs on their head. What an awesome God -- and what an awesome creation!

emm... thanks

VERY NICE PIX. VERY IMPRESSIVE EFFORT AND RESULTS. 'NUFF SAID.

wonderful! enjoyed every bit,Wish I could have seen Ireland.Maybe next time? Well done.

Photographs were beautiful if a little intimidating. The Graffiti of less interest than a toilet wall,

It's so beatiful, Amazing, the God's creation.

It is truly amazing what the human mind can produce when productive lines of research are followed. Congratulations to the international community who continue to make exploration possible so that we may see what is "out there" and "here below".

How can anyone with even half a brain attribute these beautiful photos to a ficticious god? Try believing in fairies! Much more likely to exist.
If the western world hadn't the means to pay for these photos, then we'd all probably be in third world countries having our heads chopped off for not believing. The US was founded by people like William Penn whose state was founded with the express intention of allowing residents to worship any or no god. At the time, Europe was under the shackles of Christian theocracy. Fortunately the French Revolution threw most religeous claptrap into the dustbin of history and we've never looked back. Fortunately Europe is post-religion apart from a few of the old and less educated as well as rather a large number of pseudo-believers and extrisic deists.

WOW!!!!!

I'm glad I looked at the pictures but sad that I read the comments.

OUTSTANDING PHOTOS

Thank You, Lord, for this beautiful planet. I pray that we will enjoy, appreciate, and take care of it more. How small I feel, when I see these very vivid and beautiful scenes. Why do we have to fight?

what a wonderful world

well.. it's like I knew!

beautiful pictures

Amazing that grammar critics don't know that "ALL CAPS" means "shouting" .

A grand design by OUR MASTER DESIGNER.....breathtaking, stunning, humbling.

PRIVILEGED! to see these wondrous views of our planet.

What in the world does religion have to do with pictures of our planet? Good lord people...get a life!
I've seen things here I never even knew about! Thank you for sharing them with us!
And GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Our wonders at learning of the universe and mankind are neverending, less we destroy the place that we live and beyond. So far, the sources of life we fight over and kill each other until mankind is gone and other life forms eradicate us while fighting each other. Be it a virus, global overheating, insect surges, or mother nature straightening out what we ruined. Time is a gift for us on earth, and each individual takes away a bit upon bit as ants devour their kill. We must learn to focus on not each others good, but on those things around us that can grow exponentially fast clean us out and end our living time. Getting along with life is to not try to change nature, but live within the confines that she gives us.
GOOD LUCK TO HAVING LEADERS THAT STRIVE FOR PEACE, GREEN NATURE AND AN END TO GREED OF ONES SELF WITH MATERIALISM. SHARING IS MORE FUN WHEN ALL CAN EAT, BE MERRY AND FEEL THE PAIN AND LAUGHTER WORLDWIDE. A PERFECT WORLD IS AFTER ALL, HEAVEN. WE CANNOT WAIT FOR HEAVEN, BUT ONLY HEAVEN CAN WAIT FOR EARTH. IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO FIND HEAVEN ON EARTH, BUT WE SHALL DIE TRYING TO FIND IT.

HJB for We The People Worldwide

I'm not interested in any religion whatsoever and in some weird way there wasn't any God in my thoughts as I saw these marvellous photos...So please...stop this "Thank you God-stuff" and also this "God bless America-bannering". It only ruins the beauty of the images I've seen here. By the way, I don't believe these photographs have anything to do with any nation or nationality. So if there would be a God, the only place he should bless is earth...
And yes, there's only one left to quote.
It's Louis Armstrong: "What a wonderful world..."

I was moved to tears. What beauty and grandeur our planet has to offer. Thank you so much. I hated to see them end.

What's with all the religion comments... science made this possible. Not "God." If "God" wanted you to enjoy these images, why did it take him so long to make it possible for you to view them in such a breathtaking fashion?

Oh, I forgot - of course he was waiting for all of you conceited little Christians to come into this world. How silly of me.

Christianity preaches humility, yet so many of the Christians here are so mind-bogglingly conceited - if "God" exists, he didn't create these things for YOU.

The beauty of these photos is down to science and technology. The events that made them possible were by nature's hand, not a "God's."

emm... 10x :)

I would like to forward the images to friends and family , BUT , because of all the comments , that most likely will also be forwarded along with the images , I will NOT subject them to the obvious contrast between the beautiful images and the STUPID AND UGLY comments ! Talk about the utter ignorance of the majority ! NO WONDER we had BUSH (43) for 8 years !

I ENJOYED THE PHOTOGRAPHS. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS US TO SEE AND SHARE THEM. IT IS LATE FOR ME, SO THEY WERE VERY RELAXING TO SEE. DID I THINK ABOUT MY RELIGION OR POLITICS WHILE VIEWING --- NOPE!!! NOT UNTIL I STARTED TO READ THE COMMENTS. I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT RELIGION AND SCIENCE CAN AND DO COMPLIMENT EACH OTHER. AND WITH A POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE THAT ENCOURAGES EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, OUR STUDENTS WILL HOPEFULLY BRING OTHER TECHNICAL ADVANCES TO OUR ATTENTION. THE FUTURE IS ALWAYS ADVANCING AND PROGRESSING IN WAYS THAT BRING PROMISE TO MANY AND NEGATIVITY TO SOME. I BELIEVE IN GOD AND I BELIEVE IN SCIENCE. GOD IS THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE SEEN AND UNSEEN.

I agree with comment number 757.

It is fortunate mankind is discovering and learning how to use the tools to understand the universe. I do believe that God gave mankind the reasoning to use these tools to learn how the universe works.

How can I get these beautiful pictures to pass on without all that gibberish written below?

Very nice site!

Our planet is so beautiful. It is our job to leave it a better place than when we arrived. Open your mind and let beauty and love in, not hate and anger.
Strange how these photos challenged these feelings in us. Those in peace saw the beauty.

The more I see of phenomenal pictures like these, the more compelled I am to feel that our borders and the individualism of our polarized thinking really in a nut shell doesn't mean squat.
Everyone grows up with a belief system that reflects their own ideological and sociological values and for fun you toss into the soup of mankind, the vast cultures spread out across this beautiful planet and what you have in the end is exactly what everyone here has cited, their opinion, right or wrong, take it or leave it, it's nothing more than a bloody opinion.
So, in my opinion, I am truly grateful to the United States and their NASA photos which allow us to gaze outside the confines of our little blue marble and expand our knowledge of not only ourselves but our neighboring countries and see that were all in this together on this tiny speck in space. Think about it, If we screw ourselves over by continually fighting, then we truly aren't much better than our knuckle dragging, poop tossing, cave dwelling relatives except we just happen to have cooler toys. Say what you like, but I personally feel we need to get our asses off this rock and see what's out there.

Omne ignotum pro magnifico.( Tacyt)

Wooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

These pics are awsome. Loved the Roads and circular fields in the desert in Egypt so much that I used it as a Guess what this is blog.

Thankyou for sharing these :D

I think the pictures are great!

Am in love with nature, the pictures from ISS satisfies my curiosity about nature. So more grease to all crew members at NASA.they are educating the world and changing lives through their investigative nature of exploration.

With our viewing of these beautiful pictures, we learn more about that
which we don't know. Thanks to those who took the pictures, and the
technology that made them possible.

How beautiful are these pictures. How sad that so many can't simply wonder at their beauty but must turn to thoughts of taxes and religion and the sorrows of world hunger disease & poverty. All the arguments and discussions we have to offer are meaningless beside the truth that we live on a planet of astonishing beauty, and we are fortunate to be able to see it from afar this way.