It was a year that will go down in history: as the world emerged from the pandemic, life gradually began to return to normal, until the war in Ukraine brought a global recession and Queen’s Jubilee celebrations led to mourning. for his death. .
Now a new Channel 4 documentary, The Year From Space, has captured 2022 on camera, from an astronaut’s point of view. allowing viewers to glimpse images that less than 650 people have seen with their own eyes.
Over our heads, hundreds of satellites orbit the earth, every 90 minutes, traveling at 27,000 kilometers per hour and taking more than four million photographs a day.
Whether they are capturing the natural world or photographing humanity, the images reveal planet Earth in a different light: from natural disasters like wildfires, droughts and floods, to the wonders of Earth’s last light show, the aurora. borealis or aurora borealis. .
Some of the most enduring images include Tonga’s terrifying volcano and Florida’s devastating Hurricane Ian.
We see crowds returning to St. Peter’s Square in Rome and millions of pilgrims gathering in Mecca for Hajj while unknown colonies of penguins in Antarctica and herring columns spawn in the Pacific Ocean.
The Year from Space is on Channel 4 on Tuesday 3rd January at 7:30pm
Hurricane Ian is shown from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Caribbean Sea east of Belize. At the time of this photograph, Ian was just south of Cuba gaining strength and heading towards Florida.
It was a year that will go down in history: as the world emerged from the pandemic, life slowly began to return to normal. Pictured: Tulip fields in Lisse, the Netherlands, in full bloom
Until the war in Ukraine brought a global recession and the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations led to mourning for her death. Pictured: Hunga Tonga volcano that erupted in Tonga in January
Now a new Channel 4 documentary, The Year From Space, has captured 2022 on camera, from an astronaut’s point of view. In the photo: Central Park in the summer
This will allow viewers a glimpse of images that less than 650 people have seen with their own eyes. Pictured: A hurricane from space (location unknown)
Over our heads, hundreds of satellites orbit the earth, every 90 minutes, traveling at 27,000 kilometers per hour and taking more than four million photographs a day. Pictured: World of Disney with guests streaming
London, the Queen’s funeral. Lines of people at the Albert Memorial waiting for the hearse to leave for Windsor
Whether they are capturing the natural world or photographing humanity, the images reveal planet Earth in a different light. Pictured: The Queen’s funeral: crowds in Hyde Park and Knightsbridge
From natural disasters like wildfires, droughts, and floods, to the wonders of Earth’s last light show, the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis. Pictured: Queen’s Jubilee
Thousands of Catholics gather in St. Peter’s Square, Rome, in July 2022.
Some of the most enduring images include Tonga’s terrifying volcano and Florida’s devastating Hurricane Ian. Pictured: Central Park in spring
We see the crowds returning to St. Peter’s Square in Rome and millions of pilgrims gathering in Mecca for the Hajj. Pictured: Central Park in fall
While unknown colonies of penguins in Antarctica and herring tufts spawn in the Pacific Ocean. Pictured: Central Park in winter
The geometric formation of South Korea’s seaweed farms
The Year from Space is on Channel 4 on Tuesday 3rd January at 7:30pm Pictured: Burning Man festival 2022
Group of walruses in South Georgia
Glaciers and fjords in southern Norway covered in snow as autumn approaches
Loire Valley in 2022 showing the extent of heat and drought
Trucks and cars waiting in a traffic jam near the Russian border with Georgia
Skaters return to Venice Beach skate park after the Covid-19 pandemic, California
Burning buildings and fuel storage tanks at Antonov Airport, Hostomel, Ukraine on March 11, 2022
Close view of traffic and bridge repair work on the collapsed part of the Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea on October 12, 2022
Mariupol Theater and nearby buildings, Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 29, 2022