14 DAY TRIAL // Thanks to researchers working with the European Space Agency, we can finally catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, as seen from space.
Thus, it was towards the end of last month that the Agency released a time-lapse showing what this phenomenon looks like when observed from above.
The video, available below, comprises several photos taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station earlier this year, in July.
As detailed on the video's description, these pictures were obtained when the International Space Station chanced to fly over some mind-bogglingly green northern lights.
“This timelapse was created from photographs taken from on board the International Space Station by the Expedition 40 crew,” the European Space Agency writes.
Furthermore, “ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst commented, ‘We flew right through a massive aurora after last week's solar mass ejection.’”
Just in case anyone was wondering, the bright light that appears on the horizon at the end of the video is the sunrise. Just like the aurora borealis, it looks very different to what we are accustomed to when observed from high up in the sky.
Needless to say, you are more than entitled to be jealous of the astronauts who got to witness these phenomena from a front row seat.
