According to Live Science, the Artemis II crew captured a rare treat early in their lunar mission: double auroras shimmering across Earth's nightside. The four astronauts photographed the natural light show from their vantage point in space—a phenomenon typically seen only from polar regions. These auroras occur when solar winds collide with Earth's upper atmosphere, and from deep space, the crew documented something most earthbound observers will never witness.

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