With space shuttle Discovery's tail is in the foreground, the aurora australis, or southern lights, blaze over Earth's horizon in this photo from the STS-85 mission in 1997.
With space shuttle Discovery’s tail is in the foreground, the aurora australis, or southern lights, blaze over Earth’s horizon in this photo from the STS-85 mission in 1997.
Auroras occur near the north and south poles when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field.
Image Credit: NASA