(Image credit: ESA/Sophie Adenot) The aurora australis shone brilliantly over Earth as astronauts watched from above. What is it? On May 7, 2026 at approximately 10:20 p.m. aboard the ISS, Adenot snapped a photo that looks straight out of a sci-fi movie. She captured the image as the space station orbited 268 miles (431 kilometers) above Earth. The aurora australis can be seen below as a stream of green and pink light hovering over our planet against the blackness of space. Adenot arrived at the space station on Valentine's Day of this year, as part of SpaceX 's eight-month-long Crew-12 mission. She flew to the station alongside mission commander NASA astronaut Jessica Meir, mission pilot NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway, and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedaev. Why is it incredible? The aurora australis is better known as the southern lights.…