An incredible image of the aurora around the Earth’s surface has been shared on social networks. Taken from the International Space Station (ISS), the image not only depicts a beautiful natural phenomenon, but also captures the surface of the Blue Planet peeking out ‘from beneath the cloud cover’.
The image of the aurora stunned Internet users. (Instagram/@nasa)
In its signature style, the space agency began the announcement description with an interesting sentence. “Cloudy with a Chance of Glow,” wrote NASA, giving a twist to the film’s title Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
The following lines in the title explain more about auroras and how they form. “The aurora dances in Earth’s atmosphere as the International Space Station soars 260 miles (418 km) above Utah during an orbital night. Auroras are brilliant ribbons of light that weave across the north or south polar regions of the Earth. These natural light shows are caused by magnetic storms triggered by solar activity, such as solar flares (explosions on the Sun) or coronal mass ejections (ejected bubbles of gas). Energy-charged particles from these events are carried away from the Sun by the solar wind,” NASA wrote.
While explaining the image, the space agency added: “Earth’s surface is shown below the green aurora haze, in an image taken from the International Space Station. The lights illuminate the Earth’s surface below the cloud layer. Parts of the space station can be seen in the right corner of the image.”
Read NASA’s full post here:
The post was shared about six hours ago. Since then, it has collected more than 1.9 million likes. The post also collected a lot of comments from people.
What did Instagram users say about this NASA post?
“Woof. Our home, our amazing home,” the Instagram user wrote. “The northern lights are so beautiful from above,” added another. “Nice. I love the aurora borealis,” joined a third.
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Source: newstars.edu.vn