Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! ☘️ Today, we’re painting the sky green—space style! To celebrate, we’re sharing some dazzling views of Earth’s aurorae, captured by astronauts aboard the iss. These mesmerising lights aren’t just a lucky charm—they’re a celestial dance of charged particles from the Sun colliding with Earth’s atmosphere. Oxygen at lower altitudes gives us the iconic emerald glow, while nitrogen sprinkles in shades of blue and violet. But here’s a fun fact: solar storms can supercharge aurorae, making them even more vivid! And with the Sun at the peak of its 11-year activity cycle, we’re in for some truly spectacular natural fireworks. Like legends of leprechauns and pots of gold, aurorae have inspired myths across cultures. The Finnish ‘Firefox’ is said to dash across the snow, its tail sending sparks into the sky, while the Sámi people see them as the spray of a whale’s tail. And for our grand finale—the last clip in this carousel wasn’t taken from space but from Kiruna...