Watch: Earth at night, from space

Watch: Earth at night, from space

December 6, 2012 8:05 AM

A global composite image, constructed using cloud-free night images from a new NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite, shows the glow of natural and human-built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before.

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