144K views · 746 reactions | Gorgeous timelapse video of aurora over the Earth captured on Sept. 15 on the International Space Station. MORE: https://globalnews.ca/tag/space/ | Global News | Facebook

9.2K views · 222 reactions | Astronauts have captured a beautiful timelapse video showing the Aurora Australis - the southern lights - from space. The colourful display is caused by the strong solar wind hitting the Earth's magnetic shield. : @Thom_Astro/ESA | News.com.au | Facebook

Cold but beautiful nights! Aurora borealis last night 30th October in Lapland Finland, in a "light" frost of -10'C! | All About Lapland

8.5K views · 1K reactions | Wow! The lights were really amazing today at Aurora Holidays in Utsjoki Lapland Finland! It's a great holiday village right in the north of Finnish Lapland, near the river Teno. We also did the live stream which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrYupiUXbCY P.S. If you want a good aurora experience in Lapland, please check: https://auroraholidays.net/ | All About Lapland | Facebook

Magical aurora dance from Friday night in Rovaniemi Lapland Finland! I streamed the whole show live! Go watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8uFK0AqdXc | All About Lapland

60K views · 788 reactions | "That is insane." An aurora chaser captured a bright aurora lighting up the sky in Alaska—and turning the ground a "radioactive" glowing green. https://abcn.ws/2FLyzTu | ABC News | Facebook

Once thought to be portents of doom, auroras are now known to be remarkably common phenomena, caused when electrically charged electrons and protons accelerate down the Earth’s magnetic field lines and collide with neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere—usually about 100 km above the Earth. This video explains what causes the beautiful lights of the aurora. For more information visit: www.sws.bom.gov.au/Aurora International Space Station footage courtesy of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space A