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Using satellites, scientists are starting to better understand the specific sources of urban light pollution.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Kathryn Hansen.
Published May 3, 2021 Data acquired April 24, 2021