ESA Astronaut Sophie Adenot Shares Dazzling Aurora Video from ISS
On July 2, 2026, Sophie Adenot, an astronaut with the European Space Agency aboard the International Space Station, posted a stunning timelapse of a bright green aurora. She called it the best part of her epsilon mission. This video came after she shared eight pictures the week before, marking day 127 of her first spaceflight that began in February 2026. Adenot, 43, is a colonel in the French Air and Space Force and has been part of the European Astronaut Corps since 2022, logging nearly 137 days in space. Her recent footage adds to a series of aurora clips from cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and astronauts Zena Cardman and Don Pettit. In mid-May, she also filmed Earth at night during the Lyrids meteor shower.
Key facts
- Sophie Adenot shared an aurora timelapse video on July 2, 2026.
- The video was posted on Instagram and described as the most spectacular aurora of the epsilon mission.
- Adenot is aboard the ISS, on day 127 of her first space flight that began in February 2026.
- She posted eight aurora images a week earlier on day 127, orbit 1968.
- Adenot is a 43-year-old French Air and Space Force colonel, selected for the European Astronaut Corps in 2022.
- She will turn 44 on July 5, 2026, aboard the ISS.
- Other astronauts who shared ISS aurora footage include Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Zena Cardman, and Don Pettit.
- Adenot also captured a timelapse of Earth at night during the Lyrids meteor shower in mid-May.
Entities
Institutions
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- International Space Station (ISS)
- French Air and Space Force
- European Astronaut Corps
- NASA
- PetaPixel
Locations
- International Space Station
- Earth