Why Do Space Photos Look Like There Are No Stars?

Although stars are visible in space, pictures of celestial bodies taken from satellites by astronauts do not show any stars in the background. This is because the stars are very far away and, therefore, appear incredibly dim in contrast to the other natural or man-made objects present in the foreground of the captured photographs. Some of you may be thinking that you have seen countless pictures of the Earth or the moon where stars are clearly visible in the background. Usually, these are edited or ‘doctored’ images, wherein bright stars are digitally pasted onto the black background in an attempt to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the images. A ‘genuine’ image – one that’s actually taken in space, however, is extremely unlikely to have both a bright celestial body in the foreground and bright stars in the background.