The following images of the Earth taken from outer space are absolutely awe inspiring. Posted on Flickr by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut André Kuipers, who is the second Dutch astronaut to fly out to space, they are part of the agency’s research and Kuipers’ work.

We’re mesmerized by these stunning photographs. Some of them look surreal, while others, like the night shots, are simply too beautiful for words.

Between Day and Night

France Coastline

Galapagos Islands

Vietnam Coastline

The Sahara Desert

Middle East and Europe

The Palm and The World Islands, Dubai

Somalian Desert

Australian Outback

Johannesburg at night

To see more photographs, visit André Kuipers’ Flickr Page

Images copyright ESA/NASA

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1. Paperwhale says:

   10/01/2013 at 5:28 am

   Hey guy, these kind of pictures were impressively marvelous. I love it pretty much.
   But I wonder that whether I could download these pictures in high qualities?
   Could you do me a favor?

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