In a breathtaking Diwali tribute, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla has shared a video of India illuminated at night as seen from space during his mission earlier this year.

The clip, posted on X (formerly Twitter), quickly went viral, drawing admiration from millions back on Earth.

The video, captured from the space station’s observation module, sweeps across the subcontinent from southwest to northeast, revealing the dazzling glow of Indian cities celebrating the festival of lights.

In his post, Shukla, affectionately known as “Shux”, described the view in poetic terms: “Flying over India from space — from the sunlit southwest to the misty northeast — is like watching a living galaxy unfurl beneath you.”

The astronaut, on his 18-day-long orbital mission, said the country’s radianc

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