Event horizon! - Japanese astronaut captures stunning aurora from ISS | ABS-CBN News

Just days before returning to Earth, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui recorded the rare aurora phenomenon from the International Space Station (ISS). Footage shared by the astronaut in his post on Sunday captured a stunning, magical spectacle of light curtains shimmering from almond green to bright pink as they slowly envelop the Earth. "I was happy that I was able to film it, but more than anything, I thought about how happy everyone would be when they saw the footage, and it made me smile to myself," Kimiya wrote. The astronaut is part of SpaceX Crew-11, which is set to depart the ISS on Wednesday and land on Thursday. The light display appears when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 72 million kilometres (45 million miles) per hour, creating a crown effect across the sky. (Yui Kimiya, International Space Station) For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more Breaking News & Live Coverage videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgG2ln-vtKXb-oLlGEZc3sR For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmjA30dKUQCDlG7vy38QQk-Y For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmjTLLgQ2AEUBd4QVpsmx9MS Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch full episodes on iWant for FREE here: http://iwanttfc.com Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abscbnnews #Aurora #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews