Photography

May 20, 2025

Spectacular Images From the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year Competition

For the eighth year, travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has curated its selection of the top Milky Way photographs, compiling them into the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year. And for the first time, this selection includes an image from outer space, thanks to the contribution of NASA astronaut Don Pettit. Pettit, who regularly photographs Earth from the International Space Station, contributed a striking photo of our planet.

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May 15, 2025

Photographer Captures Close-Up Shot of Rocket Launch, But Impact Destroys His Camera Lens

When astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy attended the April 28 launch of the Project Kuiper (KA-01), he expected it to be an unforgettable event—and he was certainly correct. Before the rocket shot off into the evening, McCarthy had set up his Sony a7 II in a restricted area near the launchpad. In an Instagram post, he admitted that this was the first time he’d gotten his photography gear that close to a launch.

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May 8, 2025

Astronaut Don Pettit Captures Bright Green Aurora From the International Space Station

Astronaut Don Pettit recently returned to Earth, having accumulated 590 days in space. At age 70, he is considered NASA's oldest active astronaut, and the third oldest to ever be in orbit. Across his four space missions, Pettit has shown a knack for orbital astrophotography—that is, images of space shot from orbit aboard the ISS. Just a couple of weeks before flying home, he captured a bright green aurora from his unique perspective.

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