An Astronaut's Fisheye View of Earth Spinning Day Into Night

Assuming you don't count our robot on Mars, we're still a single-planet species, so any extra insight into our planet remains pretty fascinating Such is the case with a new video posted on Saturday by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst. Recorded from on board the Cupola observatory module on the International Space Station, the time-lapse, fisheye-style video shows us what it's like to watch the rotation of the Earth as it transitions from day to night in just 90 minutes Hurtling th...