Earth at Night -- 2016 Composite Map (IMAGE) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Caption This flat-map composite image depicts Earth's night lights in 2016. Credit NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Suomi NPP VIIRS data from Miguel Román, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.