Astronaut captures Northern Lights from space

The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, dazzle stargazers on Earth and in space.

Watch this amazing video (timelapse)

Nasa astronaut Scott Kelly has captured timelapse footage of the spectacular sight, from the International Space Station.

The splashes of colour are caused by the interaction of charged particles and the Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere.

Scott took the sunrise footage on his 141st day of his #yearinspace mission. (CBBC Newsround)

Scott Kelly who is on a year-long space mission to collect important scientific data for future human exploration of our solar system. Scott Kelly started his “Year In Space” mission in March 2015. Scott Kelly served as commander of 26th long-duration mission, Expedition 26 which reached the station on 10 October 2010. (The Indian Express)

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