Spectacular Auroras Captured in Dramatic New Time-Lapse Video

The shimmering atmospheric lighting displays known as auroras have never looked sharper than in a new ultra-high-definition video that was shot in space. The stunning time-lapse footage was captured from the International Space Station in 4K ultra high definition (UHD), a video format with a resolution of 3,840 pixels horizontal by 2,160 pixels vertical. As the space station passes overhead, the auroras' colorful, translucent light displays — mostly shades of brilliant greens with some pur