An aurora streams above Earth’s atmospheric glow
iss074e0324639 (Feb. 22, 2026) --- An aurora streams above Earth’s atmospheric glow, blanketing the city lights of Europe and Russia in this photograph taken at approximately 3:30 a.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above Central Asia. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams
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February 22, 2026
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