WATCH: The Northern Lights as seen from space
Footage released by the European Space Agency shows the aurora borealis as seen from space.
The phenomenon, also known as the Northern Lights, was captured by the International Space Station.
The light-show happens when atoms in the Earth's high-altitude atmosphere collide with charged particles from the sun.
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