NASA Posts Stunning Aurora Borealis Ultra-HD Video

Screenshot of NASA's Ultra HD video of the Aurora Borealis phenomena as seen from the International Space Station.

NASA, the United States Space Agency, has posted an ultra-high definition video of the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis phenomena as seen from the International Space Station.

The time-lapse video, produced by Harmonic, shows what happens when the electrically charged electrons and protons in Earth's magnetic field crash into neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere.

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