How Satellite Images of the Earth at Night Help Us Understand Our World and Make Better Cities

City lights shine brighter during the holidays in the United States when compared with the rest of the year, as shown using a new analysis of daily data from the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite. Dark green pixels are areas where lights are 50 percent brighter, or more, during December. Credits: NASA's Earth Observatory/Jesse Allen

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