There’s a new aurora in subpolar skies. Its name is Steve

Satellite fly-by reveals charged particles moving at nearly 6 kilometers per second. Read more - CREDITS ------------------------- editor/animator/narrator Chris Burns supervising producers Sarah Crespi Nguyên Khôi Nguyên script Sarah Crespi Chris Burns Katherine Kornei citation E. A. MacDonald et al., Science Advances 2018 DOI: research photos/footage Andy Witteman - @CNLastro Hannahbella Nel Krista Trinder Megan Hoffman - fm photography Christopher Dutton ISS aurora timelapse Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center Swarm-A satellite photo/footage ESA/AOES Medialab stock footage/graphics Pond5 music “Cycles“ Jason Shaw