Shubhanshu Shukla releases archived lightning video from space

Shubhanshu Shukla released a video of lightning seen from space on November 6, 2026, ahead of Diwali, according to a dated Inshorts report linking his public post. The Indian Express reported the release on November 7 and reproduced his account of recording the footage during his time in space.

In the caption reproduced by The Indian Express, Shukla compared the lightning below him with fireworks and linked the view to his memories of Diwali. He shared the video with a Dhanteras greeting. The images are from an earlier flight, rather than a live view accompanying the November release.

Shukla is an Indian Space Research Organisation astronaut from India, as identified in his mission-provider biography. ISRO’s July 15, 2025 mission-completion account records his return after an 18-day stay aboard the International Space Station and describes his photographs and videos of life in orbit.

The Indian Express account does not give the video’s exact recording date or the location of the lightning. It presents the clip as footage Shukla chose to share for the festive season, without reporting lightning measurements or a new scientific finding.