<ul><li>Astronaut Don Pettit captured a stunning view of Earth and the Milky Way from the International Space Station on January 29, 2025.</li><li>The image shows Earth on the right and the Milky Way galaxy in the distance.</li><li>Pettit used low-light and long-duration settings to bring out the stars and gas clouds of the Milky Way, with the glow of the rising sun illuminating Earth's limb.</li><li>The image was taken 265 miles above the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Chile.</li></ul>

See Earth and the Milky Way in this stunning shot

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