--- title: Time Lapse Video: Earth Seen from International Space Station description: Watch this and feel at peace with the universe canonical: https://time.com/2981600/stunning-time-lapse-video-shows-the-earth-seen-from-250-miles-above/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-14T18:00:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-01T08:58:21.410Z og:title: This Time-Lapse Video Shows the Earth Seen From 250 Miles Above og:description: Watch this and feel at peace with the universe og:url: https://time.com/2981600/stunning-time-lapse-video-shows-the-earth-seen-from-250-miles-above/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b14f961d5a6b41d/69869bb0cd804d8eb0ccbeb6/103458487.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5547 og:image:height: 3120 og:image:alt: 103458487 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Time-Lapse Video Shows the Earth Seen From 250 Miles Above twitter:description: Watch this and feel at peace with the universe twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b14f961d5a6b41d/69869bb0cd804d8eb0ccbeb6/103458487.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Stunning Time-Lapse Video Shows the Earth Seen From 250 Miles Above > Sponsored content. 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