Overview

• NASA astronaut Anne McClain recorded the aurora borealis while aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the ISS, capturing the shimmering lights creeping over Earth’s horizon.
• Her post on X garnered over 360,000 views and hundreds of likes, making it one of the most-watched space-based aurora videos.
• The footage follows a solar flare–triggered geomagnetic storm that prompted NOAA alerts but caused minimal disruptions to power grids and satellite services on Earth.
• Charged particles from the Sun collided with gases in Earth’s upper atmosphere to create vivid green and violet curtains visible from space, reflecting peak solar cycle activity.
• NOAA predicts continued northern lights activity over the next few nights, with the best viewing chances in North America and northern Scotland.