No matter how many times you see them, the northern lights, or aurora borealis—and their Southern Hemisphere equivalent, the aurora australis—are an ethereal, breathtaking sight. Dancing ...

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An eerie white glow streaked through the night sky on May 17, outshining the northern lights. But unlike the aurora, the surprising bright light had Earthly origins.

NASA Astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this surprise Northern Lights show from the International Space Station last weekend while trying to record storms on Earth.