Spectacular aurora captured from space by Russian cosmonaut – video

Aurora lights shimmering over Earth were filmed on camera by Russia's space agency Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov from the International Space Station. The phenomenon is caused by solar storms emitting high-speed charged particles colliding with gases in Earth's atmosphere. The most common colour seen during this display is green, although other colours such as pink and red are sometimes visible as well.

'During yesterday's strongest storm in two decades, there was plenty of red glow. It felt as if we were literally sailing inside that light,' Kud-Sverchkov wrote on his Telegram channel on 20 January