{"id":349286,"date":"2026-01-15T04:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=224df05c3bbf12962bbdcd02606623fb"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:55:06","slug":"new-york-newark-jersey-city-metropolitan-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=349286","title":{"rendered":"New York\u2013Newark\u2013Jersey City Metropolitan Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The New York\u2013Newark\u2013Jersey City Metropolitan Area at night. City lights illuminate most of the image.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg 8256w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iss074e0003055orig.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New York\u2013Newark\u2013Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at approximately 3:29 a.m. local time Dec. 20, 2025, from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic coast.<\/p>\n<p>Crew members aboard the orbital lab have produced hundreds of thousands of images of the land, oceans, and atmosphere&nbsp;of Earth, and even of the Moon through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/station-science-101\/earth-observation\/\">Crew Earth Observations<\/a>. Their photographs of Earth record how the planet changes over time due to human activity and natural events. This allows scientists to monitor disasters and direct response on the&nbsp;ground and study a number of phenomena, from the movement of glaciers to urban wildlife.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: NASA<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York\u2013Newark\u2013Jersey City Metropolitan Statistical Area, which spans 23 counties across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and has a population of about 19.9 million, is pictured at approximately 3:29 a.m. local time Dec. 20, 2025, from the International Space Station as it orbited 262 miles above the Atlantic coast. 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