Thanks NASA! We've never needed livestreaming space views like we do today

If you need a little diversion from your post-election news hangover, NASA has you covered.

The space agency is currently streaming live views from the International Space Station on Facebook, showing the blue, green and brown beauty of Earth from above. 

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As of 12:30 p.m. ET, about 16,000 people were watching the live feed, streamed from NASA's International Space Station account. 

The Facebook Live comes after a series of fake "live" streams from space started popping up on the social media platform on Oct. 26. 

NASA's feed is from a high-definition camera positioned on the outside of the Space Station which continually beams down views of Earth. That feed is constantly streamed online thanks to NASA.  Read more...

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