NASA astronaut shares mesmerising aurora videos from space

First humans to orbit directly over the North and South poles share details of trip

SpaceX’s Fram2 mission recently sent four tourists around Earth in a unique orbit. CNN spoke to the crew members about the research they carried out in space.

NASA astronaut shares mesmerising aurora videos from space

Veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit has released breathtaking videos of green auroras captured from the International Space Station (ISS), revealing a dazzling view of Earth’s atmospheric phenomena from above. The 69-year-old astronaut shared several clips this week on X (formerly Twitter), showcasing vibrant green ribbons of light glowing beneath the ISS as it flew over the southern hemisphere between Australia and Antarctica. Formation flying; S…

See gorgeous green auroras dance over Earth in dazzling ISS astronaut video

NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured two amazing videos of the auroras from his unique perch above Earth last week.

Orbital Changes & Surprises

Orbital Changes & Surprises | International Space StationExpedition 72 flight engineer and NASA astronaut Don Pettit: "Changes in attitude, changes in latitude for the International Space Station. We rotated 180 degrees and flew backwards for yesterday’s Soyuz docking. This is a bit long, but keep watching for the surprise in the middle."Expedition 72 Updates:https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/Expedition 72 CrewStation Commander: Roscosmos cosm…

An astronaut who spent 178 days in space reveals a "great lie" he realized when he saw the Earth. Ron Garan, a former NASA astronaut, has spent 178 days in space and accumulated more than 114 million kilometers traveling in 2,842 orbits around the Earth. His journey, however, has not been just about impressive numbers. During one of those trips, he experienced something that few humans have ever experienced: the so-called general effect, a pheno…

The American astronaut Don Pettit published a video in which it is possible to observe the dance of the Northern Lights over the Earth seen from space. “Green vaporous turbulence; tonight's dawn spectacle as seen from the International Space Station,” Pettit wrote in the tweet accompanying the images. In the video, you can see the green lights moving over our planet. Watch: Read more New Shepard: discover the Blue Origin ship that will take Ka…