The most dramatic brightening was in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Study also shows light loss in warzones including Ukraine and Lebanon.

As Orion slipped behind the moon, Earth began to sink. In one frame, it hangs as a thin crescent, clouds swirling over the Pacific, the rest of the planet swallowed by night. Minutes later, the crew lost contact with Earth entirely, cut off for about 50 minutes as the moon itself blocked radio signals.