A ground-based telescope in West Virginia just pulled off a remarkable feat: photographing NASA's Artemis II Orion capsule as it orbits the moon, over 200,000 miles away. The Green Bank Telescope captured what may be the farthest image of humans ever taken from Earth. According to Live Science, the blurry but historic photo showcases the extraordinary range of modern Earth-based astronomy.

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