Aurora Australis above the Southern Indian Ocean | International Space Station

Aurora Australis above the Southern Indian Ocean | International Space Station

The aurora australis seemingly crowns the Earth's horizon as the International Space Station orbited 272 miles above the southern Indian Ocean in between Asia and Antarctica.

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the  International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada. The ISS has been the most politically complex space exploration program ever undertaken.

Learn more about the important research being operated on Station: 

https://www.nasa.gov/iss-science 

For more information about STEM on Station: https://www.nasa.gov/stemonstation

STEM is an acronym for the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. 

Credit: NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Image Date: Aug. 2, 2021

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