LONDON: From their lofty perch on the ISS, astronauts have an unrivalled perspective on the world.
Now a new image taken from the space station reveals just how tiny the Earth – and everything in it – can appear from their point of view.
The photograph taken 250 miles (400km) above Earth, shows a single aircraft flying just above the Great Exuma Island in the Bahamas.
The aircraft is so small that it can only be seen when zooming in, shown as a white silhouette against the blue ocean.
The plane wasn’t the target of the image. Instead, the astronaut wanted to capture the small island cays in the Bahamas and the prominent tidal channels cutting between them.
According to Nasa, this is one of the most recognisable points on the planet for astronauts on the space station.
The string of cays -stretching 8.9 miles (14.24km) in this image – extends west from Great Exuma Island.
