Artemis II Desktop Pictures
NASA has put a few hundred photos on Flickr with some awesome views — and I must emphasize how the word “awesome” undersells these images. I am using this one as the wallpaper on my iMac right now, and it feels like a pretty good use of a big, high-resolution display.
Previously:
- Default macOS Wallpapers
- Aqueux Dynamic Wallpapers
- Old macOS Desktop Pictures, Upscaled
- Recreating Mac Desktop Picture Photos
- Mac and iOS Wallpaper Archive
- Hubble Space Telescope Desktop Pictures
Update (2026-05-04): Anil Dash:
The Flickr team at SmugMug did something special with their responsibility about these public works, due to their cultural significance to the world. They made the Flickr Commons, and brought in a team with expertise in digital archiving and community.
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It’s in this context that NASA has long been sharing its imagery on Flickr, for all of its missions — not just Artemis II. There’s even a special section for NASA on The Commons. And since everything is provided in incredibly high-resolution and has every single detail about the photo and how it was taken, it’s possible to combine the information about the photo with other data and create amazing resources like this beautiful timeline of the entire mission.
