Stunning image from NASA astronaut captures 'star trails in space' from the ISS - Daily Mail

A NASA astronaut captured star trails from space in a stunning image taken onboard the International Space Station.

Donald Pettit, an active American astronaut who has traveled to the ISS three separate times, was able to use his free time during missions to snap images of space from inside the station's glass dome - known as the cupola - that provides epic views of the cosmos.

At the top of the image, white lines show the trails of distant stars, which are curved due to the rotation of the space station as it orbits Earth. .

A NASA astronaut captured star trails from space (at the top of the image above) from onboard the International Space Station.

The image was posted to Reddit on September 11 and received over 68,000 likes and hundreds of comments from users. 

Donald Pettit (above), who has traveled to the ISS three separate times, was able to use his free time during missions to snap images of space from inside the station's glass dome - known as the cupola - that provides epic views of the cosmos