8.6K views · 623 reactions | AWESOME AURORA: Timelapse footage shows the skies above Alberta, Canada sparkling with dazzling aurora. https://abcn.ws/3774ax0 | ABC News | Facebook

1.1M views · 15K reactions | 360 timelapse footage of the Aurora Borealis  Kashwitna Lake, Alaska  William Briscoe Photography | UNILAD Adventure | Facebook

Take a moment to enjoy this stunning view of the aurora borealis in a remote part of Canada's Yukon territory. https://abcn.ws/3KcXOko | ABC News

60K views · 788 reactions | "That is insane." An aurora chaser captured a bright aurora lighting up the sky in Alaska—and turning the ground a "radioactive" glowing green. https://abcn.ws/2FLyzTu | ABC News | Facebook

Once thought to be portents of doom, auroras are now known to be remarkably common phenomena, caused when electrically charged electrons and protons accelerate down the Earth’s magnetic field lines and collide with neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere—usually about 100 km above the Earth. This video explains what causes the beautiful lights of the aurora. For more information visit: www.sws.bom.gov.au/Aurora International Space Station footage courtesy of NASA - National Aeronautics and Space A