The beginnings of a dawn

Metropolis lights stretch throughout america like a string of vacation lights on this picture taken from the Worldwide Area Station on Nov. 10, 2023. At far left, the lights of Chicago, Illinois, are outlined by Lake Michigan. At far proper, the Dallas/Fort Price metropolitan space shines by the clouds whereas the solar’s first rays begin to mild up Earth’s environment (at high).

Because the area station grew to become operational in November 2000, crew members have produced tons of of 1000’s of photographs of the land, oceans, and environment of Earth. Their pictures of Earth file how the planet modifications over time as a consequence of human exercise and pure occasions. This enables scientists to watch disasters and direct response on the bottom and examine phenomena, from the motion of glaciers to city wildlife.