We first reported this as a picture from the ISS, but it is not. Notice the altitude of the craft the picture was taken from does not allow you to see much of the Earth. The picture was probably taken from they were taken from NASA's RB-57 high alt research plane, not from space. This 'space urban legend' has been around the internet for weeks, check it out over at www.snopes.com.
Posted: 01/01/2007