{"id":439245,"date":"2026-05-27T00:49:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=b0009c748dc207c81df8bfbe3693a791"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:49:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T14:49:48","slug":"chennai-city-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=439245","title":{"rendered":"Chennai City Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NASA\/Chris Williams<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Chennai, on India’s southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this photograph taken at approximately 9:13 p.m. local time on May 2, 2026, from the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

Earth observations from the space station let us see how our planet changes over time. In combination with NASA-developed technologies, these observations provide the foundation needed to explore and sustain human life on the Moon, Mars, and beyond.<\/p>\n

Image credit: NASA\/Chris Williams<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chennai, on India\u2019s southern coast along the Bay of Bengal and with a metropolitan population of about 8.7 million, shines with white LED streetlights in this photograph taken at approximately 9:13 p.m. local time on May 2, 2026, from the International Space Station. Earth observations from the space station let us see how our planet [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15644],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-439245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-earth"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t