Astronaut Captures Photos of Rare Blue Aurora Illuminated by the Moon

Astronaut-photographer Thomas Pesquet recently captured photos of blue southern lights, a rarely seen hue that only happens under very precise geomagnetic conditions. The southern lights, or Aurora Australis, are visually similar to the more commonly known northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, and are beautiful displays of bright green hues sometimes tinged with red. While other […]