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The U.S. Army
Colonel's footage showed the green lights flashing across the
sky as he passed over them onboard the International Space
Station.
His post on Twitter carried the caption: "Some celestial aurora
to brighten your Sunday."
Aurora is the result of collisions between the Earth's gaseous
particles and matter released by the Sun's atmosphere, according
to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
It is known as aurora borealis, or the northern lights, in the
northern hemisphere and aurora australis, or the southern
lights, in the southern hemisphere.
The collisions can jar the magnetosphere around the Earth's
north and south poles, releasing colourful streams into the sky.
The solar flares can have another unusual effect, at times
disrupting global positioning, radio, and satellite signals.ards
away, police have said as they deepened their investigation into
the second racially charged armed assault on U.S. law
enforcement this month.
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