Artemis II Astronauts Are Using iPhones to Capture Stunning Space Images

Space missions have always depended on specialized cameras, but Artemis II added something unexpected to the mix. Astronauts used iPhone 17 Pro Max devices to capture images during the mission’s journey around the Moon

The Artemis II astronauts have completed their historic lunar flyby and taken the pictures to prove it. But as skygazers continue enjoying the images of both the moon and Earth, one question is making the rounds online: If there’s such a space junk problem orbiting our home planet, then why isn’t it visible in any of the newest photos?

NASA's latest photos from the Artemis II mission show Earth in stunning details as the astronauts near a milestone distance of 100,000 miles away.

The final frontier is an unendingly beautiful expanse filled with unimaginable wonders, making it the perfect sandbox for photographers, astronomical observatories and space-based telescopes to capture incredible images that we can hardly fathom.

FLORIDA TODAY photographers captured a gallery of images of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking skyward above Brevard County.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have investigated the star-forming region W51, resulting in stunning new images.

Since its launch in April 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has been an invaluable tool for astronomers in unraveling the mysteries of the universe.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida's Space Coast has become known for its rocket launches, which has notably increased in the past few years. Aside from the "ooh, ahh" factor of a launch virtually morning, noon or ...

There may be no enterprise that lends itself so well to the camera as space travel. The universe is a riot of color and light—of galaxies and planets and brightly hued moons. The people who explore space and the astronomers who study it with orbiting ...