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A faint airglow blankets Earth's horizon above the Pacific Ocean
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC, Jonny Kim 2025-09-02
Work of the U.S. Government (NASA); not subject to U.S. copyright
Aurora Borealis and city lights on the horizon taken by the Expedition 29 crew
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC, Mike Fossum 2011-09-29
Work of the U.S. Government (NASA); not subject to U.S. copyright
City lights outline southern Japan from Fukuoka to Tokyo
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC, Kimiya Yui 2025-09-14
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Earth at night, from the International Space Station
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2020-03-05
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Earth at night, from the International Space Station
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2023-03-26
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Earth at night, from the International Space Station
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2024-02-17
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Earth at night, from the International Space Station
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2021-02-26
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Earth at night, from the International Space Station
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2022-08-31
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Lights of Human Activity Shine in NASA's Image of Earth at Night
NASA Image and Video Library · GSFC, Kathryn Mersmann, Joshua Stevens, Mike Carlowicz, Kate Ramsayer, Miguel Roman 2017-04-12
Work of the U.S. Government (NASA, Black Marble / Suomi NPP VIIRS); not subject to U.S. copyright
Night Earth Observation taken by the Expedition 25 crew
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2010-10-28
Work of the U.S. Government (NASA); not subject to U.S. copyright
Night Lights Along the Mediterranean Sea
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2024-09-23
Work of the U.S. Government (NASA); not subject to U.S. copyright
The city lights of New Delhi, India, underneath a starry night sky
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2025-08-21
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The Milky Way spans the night sky above a bright orange-yellow airglow
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2025-10-25
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Tokyo, Japan, the world’s most populated urban center with over 39 million people
NASA Image and Video Library · JSC 2025-10-18
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