Almost 40 years to the day after the Apollo 17 crew snapped the famed "blue marble" image of Earth floating in space on Dec. 7, 1972, NASA has unveiled "black marble" views of the planet by night.

This is the most accurate, highest resolution true color night image of planet Earth to date. These images are truly extraordinary, “an unprecedented new look at our planet at night,” as NASA ...

Nasa has revealed the most accurate and detailed high resolution images of the Earth from space thanks to data from the Suomi NPP satellite ...

NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled what's being called the "Black Marble" -- high-resolution photos taken of the dark side of the earth. Welcome Guest Sign In ...