NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shares a timelapse video of the aurora australis, or Southern Lights, filmed from a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The footage shows the aurora above Antarctica, appearing to move and glow across the night sky as charged particles interact with Earth’s atmosphere. Multiple outlets describe the video as a view captured during the spacecraft’s orbit, using Meir’s perspective from space.
Euronews adds that the aurora is linked to recent solar activity, indicating that solar-related conditions drive the geomagnetic effects that produce auroral displays. BBC News reports the event as an occurrence of Southern Lights captured from space by Meir, emphasizing the visual documentation rather than additional context. The Independent similarly focuses on the timelapse captured from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and shared by Meir.
Across reports, the central points are consistent: the timelapse features the Southern Lights, is filmed by Jessica Meir, and is shot from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
