From high above the Earth’s surface, the lights of the United Kingdom and Europe <g class="gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_hide gr_run_anim Enhancement" data-gr-id="5">twinkle</g>. European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake, a U.K. native, took this photo from the International Space Station, where he is currently stationed. On May 2, Peake successfully test-operated a Mars rover in a facility in Stevenage, England, from space.&nbsp;

UK and Northern Europe, International Space Station

From high above the Earth’s surface, the lights of the United Kingdom and Europe twinkle. European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake, a U.K. native, took this photo from the International Space Station, where he is currently stationed. On May 2, Peake successfully test-operated a Mars rover in a facility in Stevenage, England, from space. 
Photograph by ESA, eyevine/Redux

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