NASA has given us a holiday treat — a virtual fireplace lit by the engines of its Space Launch System moon rocket.

This holiday season, NASA is offering a unique and thrilling alternative to your typical holiday fireplace video. Forget the crackling logs and the familiar warmth of a traditional hearth. Instead, the space agency has released a stunning video featuring the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket engines and boosters in place of the usual flames.

Say goodbye to the crackling logs in fireplace videos of Christmas past. We'll miss the anticipation of the fire burning down to embers and the next log being placed in the fireplace. Instead, we can gaze contentedly as the Space Launch System's four RS-25 engines and pair of boosters light up our video hearths.

fueled by 8+ million pounds of thrust, this virtual fireplace isn't that far from how launchpads actually work