NASA Astronaut Shares Spectacular Time-Lapse Video From ISS, See How Sunrise Looks From Space

Watching the sunrise from the International Space Station (ISS) is a truly stunning experience. American astronaut Jeff Williams, aboard the ISS, witnesses 16 such beautiful moments every day from his post on the station. Recently, Williams tweeted one such spectacular time-lapse video of the sunrise to share the incredible moment with earthlings.

According to a report, the 33-second clip of the sunrise video captured from space is going viral.  "Good morning!" tweeted Jeff Williams. "Sunrise bursting on the scene followed by beautiful ocean sun glint. We get 16 of these every day!"

Good Morning! Sunrise bursting on the scene followed by beautiful ocean sun glint. We get 16 of these every day!https://t.co/UKanwP0Bv8

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) May 13, 2016

Astronauts on the ISS can see 16 sunrises and sunsets everyday because the space station travels at a speed of nearly 28164 kilometers per hour, as confirmed by astronaut Greg Chamitof. The whopping speed means that the station orbits Earth every 90 minutes. Consequently, members onboard can see a sunrise every 90 minutes, which translates to 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.

Williams, who is a retired Army officer, works as a flight engineer on the ISS and has been living on it since March as a part of NASA's Expedition 47. The astronaut regularly posts incredible aerial images of the Earth as seen from the space station, on his Twitter account. The astronaut will be stationed on the ISS for a few more months to help NASA in its research needed for embarking on deeper space missions in the future, like the Mars mission.

Apart from Williams, fellow astronauts Tim Kopra and Scott Kelly have also been sharing breathtaking images and videos from space. Recently, British astronaut Tim Peake shared the photo of a window on ISS that sported a small crack caused by space debris collision. Peake tweeted an image which showed a 7mm circular indentation on the cupola, an after effect of the debris impact. However, at present, the chipped window poses no danger to the astronauts inhabiting the ISS.

In addition to the spectacular video, Williams has also tweeted the following stunning images of the Earth as seen from the ISS. 

Hindu Kush region, Asia pic.twitter.com/uscFYOg6hr

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) April 6, 2016

Sahara desert #EarthArt. Spectacular. pic.twitter.com/xdn1yGDfqK

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) April 20, 2016

Some of the most beautiful desert formations in the world--salt domes in the Great Salt Desert of eastern Iran. pic.twitter.com/RVcYCo9Rqq

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) April 23, 2016

Reptile scales, or incredible and rugged geology in Morocco? pic.twitter.com/UPjpqvCuHL

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) May 2, 2016

From the red sand dunes in southern Saudi Arabia and Oman... pic.twitter.com/SyM23xG9j8

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) May 15, 2016

...up to the amazing array of white peaks on the Himalaya Mountains ... pic.twitter.com/fZciQuPHB1

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) May 15, 2016

...and down to the incredibly beautiful blue Mozambique coral reefs in the Indian Ocean. pic.twitter.com/KCjqh5DBRY

— Jeff Williams (@Astro_Jeff) May 15, 2016