And we have kickoff! As the fever of the 2014 FIFA World Cup takes over the world, NASA has shared images of all of the participating countries from space. And it shows that no matter what team you’re cheering for, our entire Earth is a darn beautiful place.
We’ve posted some of our favorite art-like shots below, and as a bonus, we’ve added a video and Twitter picture of astronauts playing soccer/football on the International Space Station a few days ago.
To collect the complete set of country pictures, head over to NASA’s Flickr album. And best of luck to all the teams!
Greetings from #ISS MT @Astro_Alex: ISS crew is warming up for the #worldcup http://t.co/tOyQmt3nmJ pic.twitter.com/uKZhnEhk6Q
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 12, 2014
The last picture of South and North Korea is also featured in the July issue of Sky & Telescope where the contrast in light pollution (and lights in general) between the two countries is noted. Only the capitol Pyongyang really stands out in North Korea (as well as the brightly lit DMZ).
Wow! Wow! I wish it was that simple to play soccer on Earth as it is in ISS. Good video guys, I like it, I like it.