144K views · 746 reactions | Gorgeous timelapse video of aurora over the Earth captured on Sept. 15 on the International Space Station. MORE: https://globalnews.ca/tag/space/ | Global News | Facebook

9.2K views · 222 reactions | Astronauts have captured a beautiful timelapse video showing the Aurora Australis - the southern lights - from space. The colourful display is caused by the strong solar wind hitting the Earth's magnetic shield. : @Thom_Astro/ESA | News.com.au | Facebook

39K views · 294 reactions | Stunning time lapse shows Northern Lights visible in Scotland | The Independent | Facebook

109K views · 718 reactions | The Aurora Borealis - The Northern Lights - have put on a spectacular display in the skies above Scotland gbsct   bbc.in/3q7XMCA | BBC Scotland News | Facebook

33K views · 140 reactions | Watch a timelapse of Northern Lights over the west of Scotland - see more amazing shots from across the country here  bbc.in/3A34Vv2 | BBC Scotland News | Facebook

60K views · 788 reactions | "That is insane." An aurora chaser captured a bright aurora lighting up the sky in Alaska—and turning the ground a "radioactive" glowing green. https://abcn.ws/2FLyzTu | ABC News | Facebook

Once thought to be portents of doom, auroras are now known to be remarkably common phenomena, caused when electrically charged electrons and protons accelerate down the Earth’s magnetic field lines and collide with neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere—usually about 100 km above the Earth. This video explains what causes the beautiful lights of the aurora. For more information visit: www.sws.bom.gov.au/Aurora International Space Station footage courtesy of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space A