Zena Cardman, a 38-year-old NASA astronaut aboard the ISS, filmed vivid green, purple and red auroras over the United States on Nov. 17 and posted the footage to Instagram. Cardman — a commander on the SpaceX Crew-11 mission that launched Aug. 1 — challenged viewers to spot Houston and Florida in the same frame. Experts linked the display to one of the strongest solar storms in about 20 years, an event that can disrupt satellites and delayed a planned U.S. Mars rocket launch.
Astronaut Zena Cardman Films Spectacular Northern Lights Over U.S. — “See If You Can Spot Houston”
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