When the sun ejects charged particles from its corona and the solar wind collides with Earth's upper atmosphere, the mesmerizing aurora borealis is born. This natural phenomenon captivates everyone who witnesses its fluorescent dancing lights from Earth. Now, imagine experiencing this breathtaking spectacle 400 kilometers above our planet!
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick had the extraordinary opportunity to be in space during the peak of auroral activity and captured it in a stunning time-lapse video. The International Space Station (ISS) crew, including Dominick, received a cargo shipment that included new camera lenses, allowing them to document the moon setting into streams of red and green aurora, followed by a sunrise illuminating the Soyuz spacecraft with a light blue hue.
