WATCH: Nasa astronaut records breathtaking view of northern lights from ISS

The recent surge in solar activity has led to powerful geomagnetic storms, causing a "major disturbance in Earth's magnetic field", which created ideal conditions for stunning displays of the aurora borealis or the northern lights, earlier this week.

This phenomenon dazzled night skies across the United States, including Wisconsin, Minnesota — two states that frequently have a slim chance of seeing the northern lights — and California's Yosemite and Joshua Tree National Parks, The Hill reported.

If you are one of those Earthlings who missed out on this mesmerising sight on Earth, there's no need to worry because thanks to some astronauts, orbiting 254 miles above, the Earth got an even better view of the enchanting phenomenon with one of them recording it for others to savour.

Matthew Dominick, an astronaut for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa), recently shared a time-lapse video on X, formerly Twitter, showing the moon set into the aurora.

The video showed streams of green light waving along the right side of the screen, opposite of a glowing pink area. Then, a vibrant red veil of light seemed to grow over the green streams.

The video ends after the spacecraft is suddenly covered in a blue light, which Dominick said was the sunrise.

The color of the northern lights depends on the gases involved and where the action is happening:

Green northern lights — Just like the lights seen in the video, green northern lights are the most common and occur when particles interact with oxygen between 75 and 110 miles in altitude.

Blue northern lights — If oxygen and nitrogen are “excited by the incoming particles” at the same altitude, it results in a blue aurora, according to Nasa.

Pink northern lights — Such northern lights appear when the same interaction occurs at a slightly lower altitude, such as 60 miles and below as seen on the opposite side of the green streams in the video.

Red northern lights — When this interaction occurs above 120 miles, it sparks red aurora.