During his 200-plus days in space since March, Scott Kelly has seen a lot. Here are some of the stunning shots the New Jersey astronaut has shared from space this year.
In 2015, New Jersey's homegrown astronaut Scott Kelly embarked on an out-of-this-world quest: a year-long stint in space to study how a human ages in zero-g.
During his 200-plus days in space since March, Kelly has seen stunning swirling hurricanes, dust storms that dominated a large swath of the earth's surface, amazing views of the aurora and, if you believe some, alien life.
Kelly has continually kept us down on third rock from the sun updated on his status by sharing a number of gorgeous aerial shots from International Space Station.
It also appears that Kelly is a pretty big football fan, tweeting out a handful of true nose-bleed seats at NFL stadiums on game day.
In August, Kelly -- the NASA astronaut who broke records this year by spending more time in space than any other American -- got the rare opportunity to snap a photo of his hometown West Orange for the first time in his 15-year career.
Another milestone for Kelly this year was his first space walk.
Above we've put together some of our favorite photos from Kelly's year at the ISS. Below is a more comprehensive collection of a number of his photos that includes lit up cities at night from around the world, elegant earth photos that could be confused with modern masterpieces of art and many many more otherworldly views.
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