Lights of the night

Timelapse video made during ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti’s second mission to the International Space Station, “Minerva”, showing glimmering city lights, thunderstorms, stars and satellite flashes as the Space Station approaches the sunrise.

You can follow along with the rest of Samantha’s Mission Minerva here at our dedicated Minerva portal, or at Samantha’s personal Twitter and TikTok pages.