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By far the best views of Earth are not stunning sunsets artificially created by Snapchat or Instagram filters. It isn't on top of a mountain looking down at the world below. It is from space. And anyone who has been there will tell you, there's nothing that comes close. IF you're still skeptical, you need to check out these time-lapse visuals taken from the International Space Station by Astronaut Nick Hague.

Though the time-lapse is a huge blow for the Flat-Earth movement, because its pretty clear from the video, its round. Maybe we can go back to deciding if the dress is blue or yellow?

Earth is covered in 71% water, which is pretty evident when looking at it from space. But have you ever thought about what Earth would look like with no water? One planetary scientist pondered these questions and came up with this cool animation of the Earth's water drying up. Don't worry - it won't happen soon. Want to read about more interesting things? Check out these educational GIFs about the planets.