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NASA astronaut captures stunning Aurora over Earth

Stunning aurora footage captured from ISS

NASA astronaut Jeff Williams captures footage from on board the International Space Station of stunning green aurora lights flashing across Earth's sky.

NASA astronaut captures Aurora Borealis from space

Hugs in space as NASA astronaut, Russian cosmonauts prepare to return to Earth

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov hug their International Space Station crewmates before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to Earth. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev closes the hatch of the capsule. NASA, earlier in March, said tensions linked to the war in Ukraine had no impact on ISS operations or the planned return of an American astronaut aboard a Russian capsule later this month. There have been fears that soaring tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine could leave the 55-year-old stranded on the outpost. There had been fears that soaring tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine could leave the 55-year-old Vande Hei stranded on the outpost. IMAGES

NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts are returning to Earth

Wrapping up a 185-day mission spanning 2,960 orbits of Earth and 78.4 million miles, NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov bid farewell to their colleagues aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as they prepare to return to Earth. IMAGES