NASA releases stunning photos of Earth at night

by Laura Domela

NASA has released an incredible new set of photos that show Earth at night with greater detail than ever before, the agency said today.

The new photos are possible thanks to a new sensor aboard the NASA-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) satellite that was launched last year. Thanks to the new sensor, Earth’s scientists can see the surface during nighttime hours. The sensor is so sensitive that it can “detect the nocturnal glow produced by Earth’s atmosphere and the light from a single ship in the sea.”

More here also at NPR’s Picture Show

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NASA releases stunning photos of Earth at night

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