从国际空间站拍摄的地球 Earth seen from the International Space Station (© Tim Peake/ESA/NASA via Getty Images)

从国际空间站拍摄的地球 Earth seen from the International Space Station (© Tim Peake/ESA/NASA via Getty Images)

此景只应天上有 A view that's out of this world

尤里之夜

1961年4月12日，宇航员尤里·加加林成为人类历史上前往太空的第一人，举世震惊。他乘坐“东方太空3KA”号，在两小时之内完成了绕地球一周的飞行。此后不到一个月的时间，水星计划的宇航员艾伦·谢泼德成功飞往太空，成为第一个进入太空的美国人。今天这张照片向我们展示了从国际空间站拍摄的地球，从太空回望地球的风景，依然魅力十足，星光璀璨俨然一副艺术品。每年的4月12日，是纪念加加林的“尤里之夜”，也被称为“世界太空派对”，这一天是全球天文学爱好者的狂欢。

Earth seen from the International Space Station

On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin astounded the world by becoming the first person to travel to outer space. In less than two hours, Gagarin completed a full orbit of the Earth in the Vostok 3KA spacecraft. Less than a month later, Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space. The spectacle of looking back at Earth from space has not lost its charm, as you can see in today's picture taken from the International Space Station. Also known as the 'World Space Party,' Yuri's Night is a global celebration of astronomy and a reflection on how space exploration can unite people in a divided world.