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When the sun goes down, the lights of human activity shine bright.

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NASA scientists have just released the first new global map of Earth at night since 2012.

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The VIIRS instrument on board the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite captures a high-resolution view of...

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city lights...

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boats on the water...

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how people follow geography...

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population patterns...

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The new global map of night lights is a composite image

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but later this year NASA scientists will release the first daily night lights data

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allowing scientists to better aid disaster response and study energy use.