National Geographic Explorer and night sky photographer Babak Tafreshi recently partnered with veteran NASA astronaut Don Pettit to coordinate 10 special photoshoots. The results speak for themselves, but show how the night sky is a great unifier whether we look at it from our cozy planet or over 200 miles above the Earth. On a dark, star-studded night, Tafreshi observed a similar launch—this time of cargo via SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket— from Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image: Photo by Babak Tafreshi. Image: Photo by Don Pettit.