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The Light of Night
NASA scientists have just released the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012. This nighttime look at our...
NASA acquired July 15, 2012 On July 15, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP...
iss065e032043 (May 9, 2021) --- The night lights of North America, with the International Space Station's main solar...
At night, a satellite's view of Earth lights up in bright strings of roads dotted with pearl-like cities and towns...
Space Shuttle Orbiter Enterprise - night lighting test
iss072e000922 (Sept. 23, 2024) -- The vibrant night lights of coastal cities on the Mediterranean Sea, from Spain to...
NASA image acquired October 13, 2012 The Nile River Valley and Delta comprise less than 5 percent of Egypt’s land...
iss073e0685684 (Aug. 21, 2025) --- Underneath a starry night sky, the city lights of New Delhi, India, and its...
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used LED lights on the end of its robotic arm to create this rare nighttime view of the...
STS-36 Earth observation shows New York City, New York at night lit up along the Eastern seaboard of the United...
This image of part of the Atlantic coast of South America was acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite on the night of...
This image of part of the Atlantic coast of South America was acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite on the night of...
Soft light from Saturn lifts the veil of night from the moons Dione lower left and Rhea upper right
The Cassini spacecraft looks across the unlit ringplane as Mimas glides silently in front of Dione
This NASA Voyager 1 image was taken of Jupiter darkside on March 5, 1979 when the spacecraft was in Jupiter shadow,...
This image from NASA Cassini spacecraft, the first of its kind, shows lightning on Saturn night side flashing in a...
Year 2015 got off to a blazing start as NASA conducted its first test of an RS-25 rocket engine on the A-1 Test...
This view of the twilight sky and Martian horizon taken by NASA Curiosity Mars rover includes Earth as the brightest...
Capturing the interplay between light and shadow, NASA Cassini spacecraft looks toward the night side of Saturn...
The moon Tethys stands out as a tiny crescent of light in front of the dark of Saturn night side. Tethys can be seen...
Located 10 million light-years away in the southern constellation Sculptor, the Silver Dollar galaxy, or NGC 253, is...
Earth Observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS)....
Earth Observation taken during a night pass by the Expedition 40 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS)....