If that happens, just check the site again later.īut, having live HD streaming views of Earth is pretty awesome – but it’s also nifty to note that this is part of a student project. Direct from Americas space program to YouTube, watch NASA TV live streaming here to get the latest from our exploration of the universe and learn how we discover our home planet. Onboard cameras and a bit of experimentation allow astronauts to take highly detailed images of our cities at night and share them with the rest of us. UPDATE: NASA’s now provided additional info on what’s happening if you’re not seeing beautiful views of Earth at anytime during the live feed: Black Scenes = Night side of the Earth Gray Scenes = Switching to the next camera, or the communications downlink from the ISS in not available at the moment.Īlso, the live video feed from HDEV will occasionally be unavailable due to loss of Ku-band transmission from the International Space Station. Astronauts circling the Earth have the wonderful vantage point of observing the nighttime Earth from 350-400 kilometers above the surface, taking in whole regions at once. This may be due to some initial setup/operation issues, or some occurrences of loss of signal. There also has been some downtime off and on that I’ve noted while watching this morning. Please note that the screen will appear black when the ISS is in orbital night - which happens every 90 minutes and lasts about 40 minutes.

Live earth view from space