--- description: Astronaut Terry Virts shared stunning footage of a lightning storm as seen from outer space. title: One Astronaut's Vine Shows a Huge Lightning Storm From Space image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # One Astronaut's Stunning Vine Shows a Huge Lightning Storm From Space  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2015 11:33 PM CUT  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 12, 2015 11:33 PM CUT American astronaut Terry Virts posted a breathtaking Vine recently that showed a huge lightning storm as seen from the International Space Station. It’s the latest [Vine](http://time.com/2845410/this-is-the-first-vine-ever-recorded-in-space/ "undefined") that astronauts have been posting since they started using the app. “Massive lightning storm over India,” Virts wrote on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/astroterry/status/597041889683054592 "undefined"). “A majestic performance that inspires awe and respect.” Astronauts have recorded tons of fun footage during their time in space, including this fascinating video from Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, who explained how exactly they use the [bathroom](http://time.com/3853638/toilet-international-space-station/ "undefined") in zero gravity. Now that Virts, Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov will be in a space longer than anticipated, perhaps we’ll see more of these short clips soon. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3856637/space-vine-lightning-terry-virts/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3856637/space-vine-lightning-terry-virts/"},"headline":"One Astronaut's Stunning Vine Shows a Huge Lightning Storm From Space","datePublished":"2015-05-12T23:33:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:19:42.755Z","description":"\"A majestic performance that inspires awe and respect\"","url":"https://time.com/3856637/space-vine-lightning-terry-virts/","keywords":["Newsfeed","weather","Space","Science topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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/3856637/space-vine-lightning-terry-virts/","name":"One Astronaut's Stunning Vine Shows a Huge Lightning Storm From Space"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"International Space Station Toilet Tour","description":"International Space Station Toilet Tour","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vw9eiGOt/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-05-11T14:03:07.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vw9eiGOt.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3856637/space-vine-lightning-terry-virts/","duration":"PT2M53S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3856637/space-vine-lightning-terry-virts/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```