Earth Aurora in Geomagnetic Storm: "Wait for It." | International Space Station

Earth Aurora in Geomagnetic Storm: "Wait for It." | International Space Station

Expedition 73 Flight Engineer and NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim: ". . . time lapse of the solar particle event last month. I accidentally captured parts of the window frame but I think it adds to the ISS feel." 

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A geomagnetic storm, also known as a magnetic storm, is a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere that is driven by interactions between the magnetosphere and large-scale transient plasma and magnetic field structures that originate on or near the Sun. 

A severe geomagnetic storm occurred on November 12, 2025, triggered by multiple solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), leading to widespread auroras visible across much of the northern United States and Canada. Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) are large expulsions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun’s corona. The corona is the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere.

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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, Sergey-Kud Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev

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

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.

Image Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Video Details: Nikon Z9 | 14mm

Duration: 1 minute, 27 seconds

Capture Date: Nov. 12, 2025
Release Date: Dec. 3, 2025

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