A stunning new video taken by a GoPro attached to a weather balloon captures the breathtaking journey into space.
The clip shows off the amazing views as the balloon climbs 100,000 feet (30,500 metres) to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere.
The video starts with the balloon’s launch from the ground in Denver, Colorado, before it quickly climbs above the clouds.
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As it floats further upwards, the footage shows the vast American countryside stretch out below, as well as the bright blue sea.
The curvature of the Earth can clearly be seen beyond the clouds on our planet’s horizon.
The weather balloon eventually disintegrates as it reaches the edge of Earth’s atmosphere, sending the Go Pro spinning violently to the ground.
But before the camera breaches the clouds on its way back to our planet, the footage goes dark.
The incredible video was posted to YouTube on September 27 by user Hope Ignition.
A caption alongside the clip read: ‘A GoPro Hero strapped to a weather balloon goes 100,000ft over Denver, CO.
‘Weather balloon + helium + GoPro + GPS tracker = magic.’
A stunning new video taken by a Go Pro attached to a weather balloon captures the breathtaking journey into space
The clip shows off the amazing views as the balloon climbs 100,000 feet (30,500 metres) to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere
Weather balloons are filled with hydrogen or helium and are usually made of latex.
They fly to high altitudes loaded with equipment and are mostly used to record wind speed, temperature, humidity and pressure.
With an altitude range of up to 25 miles (40km or 132,000ft), the balloons are a cheap and easy way to take atmospheric readings for weather forecasting.
The weather balloon eventually disintegrates as it reaches the edge of Earth’s atmosphere, sending the Go Pro spinning violently to the ground
The video starts with the balloon’s launch from the ground in Denver, Colorado, before it quickly climbs above the clouds
But if the pressure gets too high, the balloon will disintegrate and any equipment will be lost.
As well as forecasting, the balloons are used by military and government meteorological agencies.
In recent times, they have even been used to scatter human ashes.
As it climbs above the Earth, the footage shows the vast American countryside stretch out below, as well as the bright blue sea