Thursday, August 7, 2014

The Big Picture: Gaza conflict as seen from space

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Earth's view from the International Space Station always makes for interesting imagery, and the latest to come from up there is no exception. Recently shared by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, the telling picture shows what Gaza and Israel looked like as the ISS traveled over the region. Gerst pointed out that the bursts of light and bright lines seen in the photo are snaps of explosions and flying rockets, respectively, but there's no confirmation that was, in fact, the case -- PetaPixel said this "would be very difficult to capture effectively from space." Either way, Gerst described it as his "saddest photo yet."


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