--- description: Watch this and feel at peace with the universe title: This Time-Lapse Video Shows the Earth Seen From 250 Miles Above image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b14f961d5a6b41d/69869bb0cd804d8eb0ccbeb6/103458487.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Stunning Time-Lapse Video Shows the Earth Seen From 250 Miles Above by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2014 6:00 PM CUT  View of Full Earth centered over the Pacific Ocean. View of Full Earth centered over the Pacific Ocean.Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 14, 2014 6:00 PM CUT Astronaut Alexander Gerst recorded footage from the International Space Station as it soared over Brazil and the Atlantic Ocean at speeds around 18,000 miles an hour (!!!). Everything sure seems more peaceful from 250 miles away, huh? ([h/t io9](http://io9.com/new-time-lapse-video-of-earth-from-space-is-your-monday-1604592190 "undefined")) Time Lapse Video: Earth Seen from International Space Station ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2981600/stunning-time-lapse-video-shows-the-earth-seen-from-250-miles-above/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2981600/stunning-time-lapse-video-shows-the-earth-seen-from-250-miles-above/"},"headline":"Stunning Time-Lapse Video Shows the Earth Seen From 250 Miles Above","datePublished":"2014-07-14T18:00:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:39.362Z","description":"Watch this and feel at peace with the universe","url":"https://time.com/2981600/stunning-time-lapse-video-shows-the-earth-seen-from-250-miles-above/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Space","Science topic","video","Time-lapse","international space station"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b14f961d5a6b41d/69869bb0cd804d8eb0ccbeb6/103458487.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9b14f961d5a6b41d/69869bb0cd804d8eb0ccbeb6/103458487.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"103458487","caption":"103458487","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2981600/stunning-time-lapse-video-shows-the-earth-seen-from-250-miles-above/","name":"Stunning Time-Lapse Video Shows the Earth Seen From 250 Miles Above"}}]}] ```