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NASA maps show Earth's brightest and darkest regions at night
Researchers expected to find "a gradual increase in artificial light at night," but instead saw "much more nuanced patterns," NASA said.
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According to CBS News’s source item, NASA maps show Earth’s brightest and darkest regions at night, Researchers expected to find “a gradual increase in artificial light at night,” but instead saw “much more nuanced patterns,” NASA said.
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