Auroras: Eye-To-Eye With A Storm Striking Earth's Atmosphere

Here’s a picture of a geomagnetic storm causing crazy auroras to light up the sky over Newfoundland, as seen from the International Space Station. The ISS is actually at the same altitude as these auroras, and sometimes flies straight through the Northern Lights. Click through for another trippy picture of Earth’s auroras as seen from space.

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