We are so engrossed in the happenings of our daily lives that we often forget that far beyond the earth's atmosphere, we are engulfed in an awe inspiring infinite universe. These images remind me of the beauty that exists out there in the unknown and also the planet that we inhabit ....

Photo details:

1. The foothills of the Andes mountains near the southern coast of Peru are captured by the Kompsat-2 satellite on 5 July 2013

2. Korea’s Kompsat-2 satellite captured this image over the sand seas of the Namib Desert on 7 January 2012

3. Herschel's view of the horse head nebula