Incredible photo shows an astronaut celebrating Hanukkah from space

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NASA cosmonaut Jessica Meir affixed an incredible Hanukkah greeting from the 250 miles above Earth to social media on Sunday. Her Instagram and Twitter announces featured Meir wearing joyous socks inside the International Space Station overlooking the planet. “Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate it on Earth! ” she wrote in a caption alongside the picture. The photos have garnered tens of thousands of likes and remarks from social media customers too celebrating the eight-day Jewish festival of glowings. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir affixed an incredible Hanukkah greeting from the 250 miles above Earth.

Meir, who is of Swedish-Israeli descent and grew up in the US, announced the awe-inspiring photo to Instagram and Twitter on the first night of Hanukkah, boasting a duo of holiday-themed socks which had Hanukkah badges including the hanukkiah( candelabra) and the Magen david. See the rest of the floor at Business Insider

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