Aurora Australis: Spectacular displays for first Southern Lights charter flight
Passengers on board what is thought to be the first charter flight to view the Southern Lights have been left awestruck by the display. The flight took off from Dunedin, New Zealand, on Thursday night, returning early on Friday to the same airport. Otago Museum Director Dr Ian Griffin led the sold out expedition, which carried 134 people on its unique trip. Read more
A stunning image showing Aurora Australis - the Southern Lights - glowing over Concordia station in the Antarctic, one of the remotest places on Earth, on 18 July 2012. It was taken by ESA-sponsored scientist Alexander Kumar and his colleague Erick Bondoux from about 1 km from the station, located in the Antarctic at 75°S latitude Read more