Intense Earth Aurorae from High Solar Activity | International Space Station

Intense Earth Aurorae from High Solar Activity | International Space Station

Expedition 73 astronaut Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA): Thanks to the solar activity? The aurora is incredibly beautiful! However, during the impact of the recent large solar flare, I suppressed my desire to take photos and stayed quietly in a place on the ISS with relatively low radiation, just like everyone else lol.  

Here's a video of today's aurora. It's not a time-lapse, so it's real time."

Auroras happen when charged particles from the Sun interact with Earth's magnetic field, creating dazzling light shows in the sky. The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, occurs in an upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere.

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Expedition 73 Crew

Station Commander: Sergey Ryzhikov (Roscosmos)

JAXA Flight Engineer (Japan): Kimiya Yui

Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Alexey Zubritskiy, Oleg Platonov

NASA Flight Engineers: Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, Mike Fincke

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Video Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Kimiya Yui

Duration: 51 seconds
Release Date: Nov. 13, 2025

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