Published April 18, 2024
Major cities in northwestern Europe shine bright in this nighttime photo, taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.
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Published December 19, 2023
A spate of solar activity produced widespread auroras across Canada.
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Published September 25, 2023
Cities and towns darkened after a cyclone unleashed torrential flooding along the country’s coast.
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Published July 2, 2023
Infrastructure new and old glows across the Czech Republic’s capital city.
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Published May 15, 2023
Lights have been steadily returning to southeast Türkiye after deadly earthquakes triggered power outages in February 2023.
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Published April 25, 2023
Events on the Sun helped unleash beautiful displays of nighttime lights seen on Earth.
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Published March 3, 2023
Astronauts and sky watchers oohed and aahed as the night sky lit up with pulsating displays of reds, greens, and purples.
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Published February 24, 2023
In the days after strong earthquakes struck Türkiye, significant destruction left many areas without electric power.
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Published October 3, 2022
Several cities on the west coast of Florida lost much of their electric power for days after the storm.
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Published September 22, 2022
Four days after Hurricane Fiona made landfall on the island, citizens were coping with widespread power losses.
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Published July 25, 2022
The aurora australis fluttered north and south of the Antarctic Circle on several nights in July.
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Published June 29, 2022
The data are useful for researchers and relief agencies because they provide estimates of where and how many people have lost access to basic services.
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