A Swedish astronaut from the ISS showed an incredible video: a breathtaking thunderstorm filmed from space

February 19, 2024sundries1 min read2,219 views

Swedish astronaut Marcus Wandt, who was a member of the Axiom-3 expedition and spent more than two weeks on the International Space Station, shared an amazing video from space, where you can see a powerful thunderstorm.

“Thunderstorms are a powerful and beautiful phenomenon that can be observed, including from space,” the astronaut wrote in his account.

Thunderstorms are powerful and beautiful phenomena to witness, also from space. ⚡

I was lucky to catch a pretty spectacular thunderstorm during my first session with the Thor-Davis experiment from the @Space_Station.

We hope to help scientists to better understand… pic.twitter.com/awmSfQpJoL

— Marcus Wandt (@astro_marcus) February 13, 2024

The astronaut said that he witnessed the storm while testing a new camera for detailed observations of clouds and research on the impact of lightning in the upper atmosphere on greenhouse gas concentrations.

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