An astronaut stationed at the International Space Station has shared some breathtaking images of the mesmerising 'alpenglow' phenomenon near the Hindu Kush mountain range in India.

STUNNING! Astronaut shares images of ‘Alpenglow’ phenomenon near Hindu Kush mountain range

The villagers of Hassanabad live in constant fear. Above them, the vast Shisper glacier dominates the landscape, a river of jagged black ice moving towards them at as much as four meters per day.

Glacier melt at Karakoram mountain range threatens Pakistan's future

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STUNNING! Astronaut shares images of ‘Alpenglow’ phenomenon near Hindu Kush mountain range

Glacier melt at Karakoram mountain range threatens Pakistan's future