From TheLaneMeyer
Here are a couple of timelapse photographs of the Northern Lights taken by various crews of the International SPace Station. The first video covers the time period from August to October 2011. The second video is moe recent and was taken on January 26, 2012 from 10:04:56 to 10:10:42 GMT.
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Aurora Australis - © Ron Garan
Astronaut Ron Garan has posted the last shots taken aboard the International Space Station before returning to Earth. Photos taken with a Nikon D3s.
View more pictures at: Ron Garan.
via geekosystem
From Urthecast
A Canadian company with a strange looking name, UrtheCast (but pronounced “Earth cast”), will send two video cameras (one high-definition with 1m resolution) to the International Space Station. These cameras will be attached to the Russian portion of the ISS and they will be trained on our planet. Their footage will be beamed back to Earth and live-streamed across the Internet to create an experience that is like a “video version of Google Earth” — but with the playback functionality of YouTube. You will be able to log in and watch the live streams (starting mid-2012) — or you’ll be able to review past footage from when the ISS last passed over your head.
Imagine what fun it would be if you could independently zoom in to view what your neighbors are doing making that ruckus over the fence. “I am trying to do some work here!” 
I wonder if aliens could hack in and tap into the video feed. You know, use Earth as their background image on TV?
Um, I wonder if I can zoom into the domes and watch hockey games? Um…
They should setup large TV screens in major spots in all cities of the world so people can see what is happening live around the world. Imagine…
You can read more about it at: ExtremeTech.
source @Alyssa_Milano
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Olympus Space Project
Olympus celebrates its 90th Anniversary by launching a project to focus on the Earth. The OLYMPUS SPACE PROJECT endeavors to capture images of the Earth as it is today using its flagship digital SLR, the E-3.
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