Nasa astronaut films the Northern Lights from space

Zena Cardman captured the footage of the display from the International Space Station on 17 November.

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"I've still never seen the aurora from below, but up here, it's a frequent show," she said.

Cardman is serving as commander for Nasa's SpaceX Crew-11 mission, which left Earth on 1 August, according to Nasa.

She has encouraged viewers of the footage to look for Houston and Florida while watching.

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