Garry Knight<p>Milky Way photographer of the year 2025 – in pictures</p><p>'This year’s collection of images from Capture the Atlas features an extraordinary milestone: a historic photograph of our galaxy taken from the International Space Station by Nasa astronaut Don Pettit, who recently returned from his latest mission onboard the ISS'</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/astrphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>astrphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>astronomy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MilkyWay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MilkyWay</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/jun/01/milky-way-photographer-of-the-year-2025-in-pictures" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/artanddesign/g</span><span class="invisible">allery/2025/jun/01/milky-way-photographer-of-the-year-2025-in-pictures</span></a></p>