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Aurora Australis Streams above Indian Ocean | International Space Station

Aurora Australis Streams above Indian Ocean | International Space Station


The aurora australis streams serenely above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia, in this photograph taken at approximately 10:20 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 268 miles above the Earth.

Expedition 74 Crew
Station Commander: Sergey-Kud Sverchkov (Russia)
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers:
Andrey Fedyaev, Sergei Mikaev
European Space Agency Flight Engineer: Sophie Adenot
NASA Flight Engineers: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, 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.


Credit: ESA/Sophie Adenot
Date: May 7, 2026


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