International Space Station captures stunning footage of Aurora Borealis from space

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016
The stunning footage shows what the Northern Lights look like from space.
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NASA released footage on Sunday of the Aurora Borealis as seen from outer space, and it is stunning.

Captured from the International Space Station, the footage shows the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) and Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) in ultra-high definition video. The majestic light display occurs "when electrically charged electrons and protons in the Earth's magnetic field collide with neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere," NASA wrote on YouTube.

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