He became an overnight Internet sensation after the NASA Mars Curiosity landing. Anyone watching the live feed of the touchdown, no doubt was taken by Bobak Ferdowski, aka Mohawk Guy.
NASA announced earlier this week that they are now accepting applications for the next class of astronauts -- and because it's a federal job, anybody can apply (whether you're qualified or not is a different story).
This is a time-lapse video of Earth, taken from International Space Station expeditions 28 and 29 from August to October of this year, with a super-sensitive high definition TV camera (no, you can't buy one for Christmas).