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Watch the Earth from space - no spacesuit needed

This true-color image shows North and South America as they would appear from space 35,000 km (22,000 miles) above the Earth.Image source, Reto Stöckli, Nazmi El Saleous, and Marit Jentoft-Nilsen, NASA GSFC

Have you ever wondered what Earth looks like from space?

Well, soon you will be able to see for yourself.

A new channel called Space Live is launching on ITVX and other streaming services showing real time footage of our planet taken from space.

It will be showing real time ultra HD footage that is being captured by special cameras on the International Space Station (ISS) created by a company called Sen.

Child watching TV.Image source, Getty Images

The channel will be starting up from 15 October (and currently has no end date), and it means you will be able to watch Earth from a camera in orbit.

It will show views of the Earth as the ISS zooms around the planet.

Charles Black, Founder and CEO of Sen said the cameras will give "millions of people the chance to see Earth exactly as astronauts see it".

Earth from space Image source, Getty Images

The channel has been created to help everyone experience the wonder of space and our planet.

However, this isn't the first time that people have been able to watch a live stream from space.

From 2014 to 2019 Nasa ran a live stream showing footage of the Earth from the ISS.