Researchers expected to find "a gradual increase in artificial light at night," but instead saw "much more nuanced patterns," NASA said.

The final accumulated nighttime light change area: A night-time view of Earth, capturing human activity across the eastern hemisphere of the planet through the emissions of artificial light. Derived ...

NASA’s Artemis II mission has provided a breathtaking glimpse of our planet from a vantage point few humans have experienced. One of the first images transmitted from the mission shows Earth fully ...

Viewed from space, Earth at night tells endless stories. Using satellite data, we can track population growth, natural disaster damage, cultural celebrations, and even space weather. Studying these ...

New maps from NASA using nearly a decade's worth of data show how the use of artificial light has shifted over the years. To make the maps, NASA researchers analyzed data collected by its "Black ...