The Northern Lights are a dazzling sight that can be witnessed on Earth, but from space, the light show can be seen from a completely different perspective. Most of us won’t have the opportunity to see the beauty of the Northern Lights directly from space, but astronauts have captured amazing images of the Northern Lights appearing to dance on Earth.
In February, NASA astronaut Jasmine Moghbeli shared a view of the aurora borealis from the International Space Station on X (formerly Twitter), writing: How lucky we are to live in such a spectacular and vibrant place. I’ll definitely miss these views, but I’m looking forward to exploring more of our planet and seeing the beautiful views from above. ” Moghbeli’s photo shows the green Aurora Australis dancing in the southern hemisphere with the ISS in the foreground.
Unless you have booked a flight to the ISS, you will have to content yourself with experiencing the beauty of the Northern Lights from space in photos. Thankfully, the photos are also very beautiful.
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![Red and green aurora shining in the blue sea](https://www.popsci.com/uploads/2024/03/08/iss046e015599large.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
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![Green, yellow, purple and blue auroras on Earth](https://www.popsci.com/uploads/2024/03/08/aurora-as-seen-from-space.jpeg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
![Green aurora lines in the dark sky](https://www.popsci.com/uploads/2024/03/01/aurora-in-space-2.jpeg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
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![Aurora appearing above the city lights](https://www.popsci.com/uploads/2024/03/08/aurora-over-europe-from-space.jpeg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
![Spaceship arm in the foreground, green aurora in the background](https://www.popsci.com/uploads/2024/03/09/iss041e003717large.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)
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![City lights in the night sky with green aurora overhead](https://www.popsci.com/uploads/2024/03/09/iss070e026402large.jpg?auto=webp&optimize=high&width=100)