You Have to Watch This Amazing Video of the Aurora Borealis From Space
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(Photo: Scott Kelly)
Seeing the aurora borealis, or the northern lights, here on Earth is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Seeing it from space is even more epic.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly posted a video from the International Space Station as he flew over an aurora borealis traveling at about 17,000 miles per hour. These spectacular lights may be the aftermath of a solar storm from earlier this month.
You'll have to see it to believe it.
Kelly is in the midst of spending a year in space for NASA. If you aren't already, you need to be following his adventure on Twitter.
—Jo Plazza
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