A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever - “During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.”
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A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever - “During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.”
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Link to the quoted article: https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/01/a-nasa-astronaut-may-have-just-taken-the-best-photo-from-space-ever/
“In this image, one can see the core of the Milky Way galaxy, zodiacal light (sunlight diffused by interplanetary dust), streaks of SpaceX Starlink satellites, individual stars, an edge-on view of the atmosphere that appears in burnt umber due to hydroxide emissions, a near-sunrise just over the horizon, and nighttime cities appearing as streaks.”