Space Station Captures Neon-Green Aurora Over Earth

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Space Station Captures Neon-Green Aurora Over Earth
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ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot photographed a neon-green aurora australis from the International Space Station, showing vivid green swirls over a purple-tinged Earth and illustrating how solar wind creates auroras seen from space; Adenot described it as unusually bright and noted the crew’s excitement watching from a window.

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