SHOCK & AURORA

Astronauts treated to dazzling display 400km above Earth

- BY SIAN HEWITT

ASTRONAUTS spotted glowing aurora above Earth from the International Space Station and now the incredible snaps have been shared with the rest of the world.

European Space Agency astronaut Sophie Adenot captured the images on Saturday while floating aboard the orbital platform, some 400km above Earth.

The 43-year-old Frenchwoman said: ‘‘This aurora was absolutely spectacular. It rippled and danced beneath our feet, as far as the eye could see, and its light was so intense that it bathed the entire station in green reflections.