"Just days before returning to Earth, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui recorded a rare phenomenon of northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, at the International Space Station (ISS). Footage shared by the astronaut in his post on Sunday captured a stunning, magical spectacle of light curtains shimmering from almond green to bright pink as they slowly envelop the Earth. "I was happy that I was able to film it, but more than anything, I thought about how happy everyone would be when they saw the footage, and it made me smile to myself," Kimiya wrote. The astronaut is part of SpaceX Crew-11, which is set to depart the ISS on Wednesday and land on Thursday. The light display of Aurora Borealis appears when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 72 million kilometres (45 million miles) per hour, creating a crown effect across the sky."