Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away photo of the day for June 26, 2026
Astronauts aboard a SpaceX capsule have captured rare footage of neon green auroras from 250 miles above Earth.
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New video and photographic footage show neon green auroras observed from orbit. The images were recorded by crew members while inside a SpaceX capsule currently positioned 250 miles above the planet.
Coverage from Yahoo, Nautilus, the Daily Express, the Daily Star, and Space highlights the visual nature of the phenomenon. It remains to be seen if additional footage will be released from the capsule.
Future updates from the agencies involved will confirm if more visual data was collected during the event.
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Quick answers
What phenomenon was captured?
The crew documented a neon green aurora viewed from space.
At what altitude was the footage taken?
The images were captured from 250 miles above Earth.
What were the astronauts doing at the time?
The crew was performing station repairs and utilizing a SpaceX capsule.
Coverage (5)
- Astronaut shares breathtaking footage of aurora seen from SpaceX capsule amid station repairs Yahoo · 20h ago
- See the Southern Lights from Space in New ISS Video Nautilus | Science · 20h ago
- Space crew scramble for best spot as astronaut captures aurora from 250 miles above Earth Daily Express · 20h ago
- Incredible images show glowing aurora above Earth as astronauts left 'in awe' Daily Star · 20h ago
- Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away photo of the day for June 26, 2026 Space · 20h ago
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