Stunning video shows gorgeous aurora borealis — as seen from space

It was a Northern Light show of interstellar proportions.

Stunning footage shot from space captured the stunning moment that the aurora borealis appeared to dance over the Earth — in the wake of a geomagnetic storm.

NASA astronaut Anne McClain captured the striking video while stationed aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which is docked at the International Space Station, the BBC reported.

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In the ethereal clip, posted to the adventurer’s X account, the green and purple and red hues shimmer across the surface of the Earth like a geomagnetic Neapolitan ice cream.

“I love how this one illuminated our Dragon, and I also love the dance of satellites on the left in the latter part of the video,” McClain exclaimed. “It’s interesting how the aurora creeps along the top of the atmosphere as it comes up over the horizon. I have added traveling to see auroras from Earth to my bucket list!”

The celestial fireworks display followed a solar flare that erupted from the Sun on Friday, Space.com reported.

This sparked a coronal mass ejection (CME) — a burst of solar material — that slammed into Earth’s magnetic field early the next day, causing stunning auroras as far south as California and New Mexico.

This specific storm struck hard enough to attain G4 levels, one rung below the most extreme level, experts said.

Auroras from space always draw crewmembers to the Cupola. I love how this one illuminated our Dragon, and I also love the dance of satellites on the left in the latter part of the video. It’s interesting how the aurora creeps along the top of the atmosphere as it comes up over…

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Fortunately, that’s not the end of the aurora displays, which will ramp up in the coming nights.

That’s due to a series of “minor” geomagnetic storms, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

A coronal mass ejection (CME), sparked by a sunburst on June 3, is currently winging its way toward Earth — and could potentially give stargazers quite a show.

NOAA predicts that the CME could hit home on late June 7, lighting up the night in a display that could be as visible as far South as New York if G2 conditions are reached, Space.com reported.

McClain’s not the first to film an aurora from space of late.

Last month, NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured a mesmerizing video of the resplendent phenomenon as it “appeared right at sunset over the Northern US and Canada,” per her post on X.

“The Aurora showed up this last weekend when I wasn’t expecting it!” she wrote.

The resultant clip, which panned across the Earth, showed the aurora bursting with hues, including green, purple and even orange.