Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Amazing Photos of Earth From Space

Hazy Alps Viewed From Space

Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield posted this stunning image of the Alps on May 10, 2013. “A springtime haze laps on the evening shore of the Alps,” he posted on Twitter.

Jet Soars Across the Tatra Mountains

Canadian Space Agency/Chris Hadfield (Cmdr_Hadfield)

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield posted this cool photo of a lone jet soaring across the Tatra Mountains on May 10, 2013.

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