NASA astronaut captures aurora lights from space

Northern Lights Seen Glowing Over Earth in Breathtaking Video Shared by NASA Astronau

A stunning video of the northern lights as seen from space was shared by NASA astronaut Anne McClain at the International Space Station. The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, were caused by a small geomagnetic storm.

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While orbiting Earth aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, McClain captured the aurora glowing like a soft, neon-green ribbon along the planet's curve.

Spectacular auroras filmed from ISS over southern hemisphere

Auroras become visible when charged particles from the sun meet with the planet's atmosphere.

NASA astronaut captures aurora lights from space

NASA astronaut Jonathan Yong 'Jonny' Kim captured an aurora from space in a time-lapse video shared earlier this week.

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The auroras were caused by a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) that struck Earth head-on in the early hours of 1 June.