NASA Astronaut Captures Aurora Australis Timelapse from SpaceX Dragon
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NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, a member of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, released a timelapse video showing the aurora australis, or southern lights, as seen from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The aurora appears near the poles because Earth’s magnetic field channels charged particles from the sun toward those regions, where they collide with the atmosphere and create shimmering curtains of color. Meir described the display on social media, noting it differed from previous auroras she had observed. This is a single-source report from The Guardian.
What’s reported
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir is part of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission.
She released a timelapse showing the aurora australis from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
Auroras appear near the poles because Earth’s magnetic field channels charged particles from the sun toward those regions.
The particles collide with the atmosphere, creating shimmering curtains of color.
Meir wrote on social media: “As opposed to the previous aurora I’ve seen, this one danced and snaked its way directly below us, putting on quite a show. I am in awe of this ethereal and emotionally evocative phenomenon.”
Key figures
Jessica Meir, NASA astronaut, member of the SpaceX Crew-12 mission.
Sources: The Guardian
