--- title: Scott Kelly's Best Photos From a Year In Space description: These are the best photographs from astronaut Scott Kelly's year aboard the International Space Station canonical: https://time.com/4242079/scott-kelly-best-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-01T14:50:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:00:20.055Z article:section: Science og:title: The Best Photographs From Scott Kelly's Year In Space og:description: TIME looks back on his most beautiful photos from the Space Station og:url: https://time.com/4242079/scott-kelly-best-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89563348a7b148af/69887f9f8e06019fc4464d62/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-6th-month03.jpg?branch=production&width=1023&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1023 og:image:height: 575 og:image:alt: Scott-Kelly-Photograph-ISS-6th-Month03 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Best Photographs From Scott Kelly's Year In Space twitter:description: TIME looks back on his most beautiful photos from the Space Station twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89563348a7b148af/69887f9f8e06019fc4464d62/scott-kelly-photograph-iss-6th-month03.jpg?branch=production&width=1023&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Best Photographs From Scott Kelly's Year In Space > Sponsored content. 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Scott Kelly—NASA by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Mar 1, 2016 2:50 PM UTC TIME has been following the year-long mission of cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko and American astronaut Scott Kelly, in a video series that can be viewed [here](http://time.com/space-nasa-scott-kelly-mission/). A YEAR IN SPACE, a documentary film by TIME and PBS, premieres Wednesday, March 2 at 8 p.m. E.T. on PBS.  "#Jimena in the Pacific is a massive storm. Makes the moon look puny. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Aug. 30, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 135\. #MilkyWay. You're old, dusty, gassy and warped. But beautiful. Good night from @space\_station! #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Aug. 9, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "I found these interesting waters on the US East Coast. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on April 26, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "More otherworldly #ColorsOfEarth http://tmblr.co/ZmuJBi21\_7twJ #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Feb. 18, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Bahamas #EarthArt Watercolors! #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Jan. 19, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#MondayMotivation There's something beautiful over every mountain. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Aug. 3, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Halloween #EarthArt Ghostly and dark but beautiful too. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Oct. 31, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Saw some big rip currents in #mozambique today. These can be very dangerous. Be careful. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Nov. 19, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Cool frozen lake in #Himalayas! #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Jan. 9, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Everyone likes cloud nine. What's wrong with the others? They're all amazing from here. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Aug. 7, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Will be missing these sands too, but looking forward to sandy beaches up close. #EarthArt #Africa #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Feb. 22, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Looks like cubism over #USA #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Nov. 18, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#ColorsofEarth Snow white. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Feb. 16, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt in one pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 2 of 17\. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Oct. 12, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#GoodMorning #Aurora! Good to see you again. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on July 13, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Nursed the #SpaceFlowers all the way to today and now all that remains are memories. Happy #Valentines Day!"—via Twitter on Feb. 14, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt #SouthAmerica #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Nov. 22, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Grainy, veiny but mainly amazing. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Aug. 17, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Color palette of the #Spanish coast is an appealing morning view. #GoodMorning from @Space\_Station! #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Sep. 5, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Dubai, #GoodEvening from @Space\_Station! You're brilliant as always. #UAE #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Nov. 28, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Athens, #Greece, #GoodMorning from @Space\_Station. Wishing you the best. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on July. 12, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#EarthArt Our magnificent modern Earth. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Sep. 6, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#ColorsofEarth Red and purple Terra Australis. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Feb. 16, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#Ice #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Feb. 28, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 282\. Soyuz silhouette and #sunset colors of our magnificent #Earth. #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Jan. 3, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Day 302\. #Blizzard2016 gave us an impressive view below. Stay warm! #GoodNight from @space\_station! #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Jan. 23, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Take a leap and explore new possibilities! #GoodMorning & Happy #LeapDay from @space\_station! #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Feb. 29, 2016. Scott Kelly—NASA  "Stars and stripes from @Space\_Station. Happy #NationalFlagDay! #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Jun. 14, 2015. Scott Kelly—NASA  "#SpaceWalkSelfie Back on the grid! Great first spacewalk yesterday. Now on to the next one next week. #YearInSpace"—via Twitter on Oct. 29, 2015. 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