NASA astronaut's historic image tops 2025 Milky Way photo contest

Capture the Atlas unveils 25 stunning Milky Way images in 8th annual contest

Last updated: May 20, 2025 | 14:39

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Dubai: The travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has just published the 8th edition of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. This edition features a curated collection of the 25 best Milky Way photos captured from around the world.

This year’s collection features an extraordinary milestone: a historic photograph of the Milky Way taken from the ISS by NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who recently returned from his latest mission.

The 2025 edition received over 6,000 entries from photographers of 16 nationalities, featuring 25 locations worldwide.

1/25

“A Stellar View From The Cave” by Anthony Lopez.

2/25

“Echiwile Arch” by Vikas Chander.

3/25

“Evolution of Stars” by Kavan Chay.

4/25

“Galaxy of the Stone Array” by Alvin Wu.

5/25

“Lake RT5” by Tanay Das.

6/25

“Spines and Starlight” by Burak Esenbey.

7/25

“Stairway to Heaven” by Marcin Rosadziński.

8/25

“Starlit Ocean" by Xingyang Cai.

9/25

“The Wave” by Luis Cajete.

10/25

“Un Destello en la Oscuridad” by Luis Merino.

11/25

“Universo de Sal” by Alejandra Heis.

12/25

“Winter Fairy Tale” by Uroš Fink.

13/25

"A Sea of Lupines" by Max Inwood.

14/25

"Blossom" by Ethan Su.

15/25

"Boot Arch Perseids" by Mike Abramyan.

16/25

"Bottle Tree Paradise" by Benjamin Barakat.

17/25

"Cosmic Fire" by Sergio Montúfar.

18/25

"Diamond Beach Emerald Sky" by Brent Martin.

19/25

"Double Milky Way Arch Over Matterhorn" by Angel Fux.

20/25

"Fortress of Light" by Mauricio Salazar.

21/25

"Glimpse of colors" by Tomas Slovinsky.

22/25

"One in a Billion" by Don Pettit.

23/25

"The Night Guardians" by Rositsa Dimitrova.

24/25

"Tololo Lunar Eclipse Sky" by Petr Horálek.

25/25

"Valle de los Cactus" by Pablo Ruiz.

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