A rocket launched by NASA had a spectacular backdrop on November 8 as it was launched into a night sky filled by aurora. #NASA #rocket #aurora #northernlights #alaska

Footage recorded by PhD student and aurora enthusiast Vincent Ledvina captured the bright flash and glow of a sounding rocket launched from the Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, carrying NASA’s DISSIPATION experiment.

According to NASA, the experiment successfully captured data “to understand how auroras heat the atmosphere and cause high-altitude winds.”

“It’s so cool!” a voice is heard saying during the footage.

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