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KI R I B A TI

Cosmic view

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS)
see amazing night views like this on every orbit – that’s
16 times every crew day. This shot was taken as the ISS
passed over the island nation of Kiribati, about 2,600km
south of Hawaii. Clearly visible is the Milky Way above
the curvature of the Earth. The story goes that people
believed the planet to be flat until Columbus sailed to
the Americas. But way back in ancient Greek times, the
likes of Pythagoras thought it was round.
PHOTO: NASA

KIRIBATI