"Earlier this week, the Sun unleashed a powerful X-class solar flare, a major burst of electromagnetically charged particles that lit up the Earth's night sky as they entered our planet's atmosphere. The effect was stunning: a dazzling display of auroras reaching as far as southern California. Forecasters that it was one of the largest solar storms in decades, making for a particularly unique opportunity to watch the show unfold."
"But as one could imagine, the views are even more spectacular above the Earth's atmosphere from the vantage point of the International Space Station, as demonstrated in a stunning video shared by Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui on X earlier this month. The video shows gorgeous hues blanketing the Earth's night sky, dancing high above the surface like a diffused, multicolored glow."
"Yui was one of the four crew members who were recently medically evacuated from the ISS this week, although it remains unclear which of the astronauts suffered a medical issue. The JAXA astronaut shared the video four days after NASA first reported a "medical concern with a crew member" and five days before returning to Earth on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft weeks ahead of schedule."
A powerful X-class solar flare produced a major burst of electromagnetically charged particles that ignited auroras across wide regions. The event created a dazzling display visible as far south as southern California and prompted forecasters to classify it among the largest solar storms in decades. The storm reached G4 "severe" status, producing particularly vivid atmospheric lights. Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui captured a striking video of multicolored auroral hues from the International Space Station shortly before a medically prompted early return. Four ISS crew members were medically evacuated, and the affected astronaut returned aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon days after a reported medical concern.
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