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Aurora Over Antarctica: a “Teardrop From Heaven”

July 19, 2012

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter “We managed to snap a few photos before Heaven realised its mistake and closed its doors.” – Dr. Alexander Kumar This stunning photo of the Aurora Australis, set against a backdrop of the Milky Way, was captured from one of the [...]

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Sky Candy: Southern Lights Over The Indian Ocean

March 26, 2012

Time for your daily dose of awesomeness from the ISS! Here’s a time-lapse video of the Aurora Australis photographed by Expedition 30 crew members on March 4, as the Station passed 240 miles (386 km) over the chilly waves of the southern Indian Ocean. Absolutely gorgeous! Remove this ad

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Aurora Australis by Patrick Cullis

December 3, 2011

Patrick Cullis captured this amazing picture of the Aurora Australis from Antarctica. The constellation Scorpius and the Milky Way can also be seen “extended vertically through a clear pocket in the aurora, while Jupiter shines brightly through the green glow on the right.” A Scott tent is also visible at the foreground. Aurora Australis is [...]

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Aurora

September 17, 2010

Also known the “northern” and “southern lights”, Auroras are natural light displays that take place in the night sky, particularly in the Polar Regions. They are the result of interaction in the ionosphere between the sun’s rays and Earth’s magnetic field. Basically, the solar wind launched by the sun contains clouds of plasma, full of [...]

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