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Aurora Australis

News - public release Created on 16 Jun 2026 National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken on June 5, 2026, from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia. Auroras are colorful, dynamic, and often visually delicate displays of an intricate dance of particles and magnetism between […]

The aurora looks like a long, curving line of green mist arcing over Earth. Our home planet is dark, blending into the blackness of space on the right side of the image. NASA/Jessica Meir

The aurora australis arcs over Earth during an active solar event in this photograph taken on June 5, 2026, from the International Space Station as it orbited 271 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth, Australia.

Auroras are colorful, dynamic, and often visually delicate displays of an intricate dance of particles and magnetism between the Sun and Earth called space weather.

Image credit: NASA/Jessica Meir

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