NASA announces the best photos of the year

This year's NASA competition celebrates the best images taken from Earth in 2024, highlighting the planet's breathtaking beauty through the lenses of exceptional photographers.

Astronauts like Don Pettit - who has taken many stunning photos from space - are not eligible to participate.

The NASA Photographer of the Year Award is a prestigious annual competition that celebrates outstanding talent within the NASA photography community, aiming to enhance public appreciation for the beauty of Earth.

This time, Michael Democker won, marking an important turning point in his career. The photo contributed to NASA's mission of researching and promoting awareness of the ecological state of the Earth.

A supermoon rises over Huntsville, Alabama, home of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. This full moon is both a supermoon and a blue moon. Photo: NASA/MICHAEL DEMOCKER

This photo shows NASA and Boeing - the prime contractor for the SLS rocket core - preparing the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for shipment at NASA's Michoud assembly facility in New Orleans - Photo: NASA/MICHAEL DEMOCKER

NASA astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers in NASA's Johnson Space Center photo studio - Photo: JOSH VALCARCEL - JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

Astronaut Zena Cardman at NASA's Johnson Space Center photo studio - Photo: JOSH VALCARCEL - JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

NASA astronaut Andre Douglas raises the US flag as astronaut Kate Rubins looks on during the first simulated moonwalk - Photo: NASA/JOSH VALCARCEL

Astronaut Kate Rubins checks her gear to make sure she has everything, while astronaut Andre Douglas reviews procedures during a nighttime moonwalk simulation at the San Francisco Volcanoes in Northern Arizona. Photo: NASA/JOSH VALCARCEL

NASA's T-34 aircraft awaits takeoff inside the hangar at NASA's Glenn Research Center - Photo: JEF JANIS - NASA'S GLENN RESEARCH CENTER

NASA astronaut Andre Douglas wears an augmented reality (AR) display during a nighttime test of advanced technology at the San Francisco Volcanoes in Northern Arizona. Photo: NASA/JOSH VALCARCEL

Astronaut Zena Cardman checks the wrist mirror on her spacesuit in NASA's Johnson Space Center photo studio. Photo: JOSH VALCARCEL - JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

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