Satellite reveals new views of Earth at night The new sensor is sensitive enough to detect the nocturnal glow produced by Earth’s atmosphere and the light from a single ship at sea.

A satellite sensor that can see in the dark is revealing new information for meteorologists, firefighters, search teams and researchers worldwide ...

See the Earth at night in new satellite images released by NASA and NOAA.

The sensor can capture the equivalent of three low-light images simultaneously, giving researchers the opportunity to study Earth's atmosphere, land and oceans at night.

The Starlink satellite train is usually visible shortly after the satellites have been deployed when they are at their lowest orbit. Starlink satellites travel very fast and complete one orbit of ...

The Earth's city lights as seen at night. These images were taken by the Suomi NPP satellite.

Satellite images of Earth at night make for fascinating, beautiful pictures. But they also confront us with a growing form of pollution. Why do we waste so much energy to light outer space when we ...

Satellite images of the earth at night reveal the pace of economic growth and much more, says the IMF’s Jiaxiong Yao.

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The new, higher resolution composite image of Earth at night was released at a news conference at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.

Scientists have unveiled an unprecedented new look at our planet at night. A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and NOAA satellite, shows the glow of ...