On monday, january 13, the italian astronaut snapped a picture of. The wildfires are pictured surrounding sydney, australia. Williamstown Fire Station, Cecil Street, Williamstown Image caption bushfire smoke as seen near the international space station smoke from the massive bushfires in australia will soon circle the earth back to the nation, says nasa.Australia fires from space station. The wildfires, which began september, have so far killed at least 25 people. The fires have advanced from the lower foothills of the interior to higher