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Shale Revolution: As Clear as Night and Day
Published March 23, 2016
The Eagle Ford Shale is one of several gas and oil plays in North America that has taken on new life due to horizontal drilling technology and fracking.
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Aurora Colors Skies Over Northern Europe
Published March 9, 2016
A sensor on the Suomi NPP satellite designed to detect faint light observed the aurora over northern Europe.
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Haifa By Day and By Night
Published March 7, 2016
Astronauts are taught to concentrate on the shapes of coastlines for a visual cue about where they are when circling the planet. The nose of Cape Karmel and the bay that protects Haifa are shapes that stand out.
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London at Night
Published February 22, 2016
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station take special care to acquire crisp night shots.
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Elba and the Mediterranean at Night
Published February 8, 2016
The reflection of the Moon on the sea surface reveals highly complex patterns on the sea surface.
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India-Pakistan Border at Night
Published October 5, 2015
This photograph shows one of the few places on Earth where an international boundary can be seen at night.
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Fires at Night in the U.S. Northwest
Published August 22, 2015
Fires burn night and day across Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.
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Mid-Summer Auroras
Published June 28, 2015
Solar storms smacked into Earth’s magnetic field and provoked auroras over the southern and northern hemisphere just after the summer solstice.
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Night-Shining Clouds
Published June 19, 2015
High-altitude clouds appeared as far south as the continental United States in early June 2015.
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Just Another Night Over Java
Published May 30, 2015
This astronaut photograph includes lights from several sources: cities, roads, fishing boats, gas flares, lightning, and even glowing air.
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Scandinavia at Night
Published May 11, 2015
City lights trace the coastlines, while moonlight illuminates the snow and clouds.
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Power Outages Plague Nepal
Published May 2, 2015
Darkness descended on much of Nepal after a powerful earthquake rattled the country’s already stressed electrical grid.
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