Here are NASA's most spectacular space images from 2016

19 Dec 2016 12:37 PM IST

The images of capture stunning phenomena on earth and in space.

The spellbinding photographs capture vibrant images of cities and outer space in the year of discovery that was 2016 (Photo: Instagram/NASA)
People watching total solar eclipse in heavily clouded conditions is a sight to behold (Photo: AFP)
No points for guessing that this is the ever spectacular aurora in all its majesty right above Canada (Photo: Instagram/NASA)
This never seen before sight is none other than the city of London shining bright at midnight (Photo: Instagram/NASA)
A full moon rising over western China before sunset never looked this surreal (Photo: Instagram/NASA)
This image clicked by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the illuminated Trumpler 14 star cluster (Photo: Instagram/NASA)
This one of a kind image is just green lights on fishing boats off the coast of Thailand at night (Photo: Instagram/NASA)
This is the Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-6) as it approached the International Space Station on Dec. 12, 2016 clicked by an astronaut (Photo: Instagram/NASA)
Here's how moon-rise looks from the international space station as seen by a NASA astronaut (Photo: Instagram/NASA)

The spellbinding photographs capture vibrant images of cities and outer space in the year of discovery that was 2016 (Photo: Instagram/NASA)

The images of capture stunning phenomena on earth and in space.