NASA Shows Off Its Best Photos From the Past Year

NASA Shows Off its Best Photos From the Past Year

NASA has announced the winners of its annual Photographer of the Year Awards with Michael Democker taking home the top prize.

2025 Milky Way photo contest features its first winning image taken from space

The winners of the 8th edition of the Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest have been announced, with winning images taken above and across our planet.

The Brilliant Milky Way Connects Photographers Around the Globe and Beyond in an Annual Contest

Each night, the Milky Way decorates darkened skies around the globe with a streak of glimmering stars and pink-orange dust. Stunning in its own right, our galaxy is ever more dazzling in the images topping the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. The annual competition, hosted by Capture the Atlas, received more than 6,000 submissions in its eighth year. Winning shots are each from a different location, including amid the moai sculpt…