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Southern lights: Media

atmospheric phenomenon

Videos

Time-lapse: The Southern Lights
In June 2026, astronauts on SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft shared their view with those...
Video: Jessica Meir/NASA
See the Aurora Australis From Outer Space
Aurora australis is also known as the southern lights.
Video: NASA

Images

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Aurora australis over Antarctica as captured by NASA's IMAGE satellite on Sept. 11,...
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
aurora australis
A display of aurora australis, or southern lights, manifesting itself as a glowing...
NASA/Johnson Space Center/Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory