US Edition'Pinprick of Light': Artemis Crew Witnesses Meteorite Impacts on Moon
NASA scientists said the crew saw at least five flashes from micrometeor strikes, an observation they did not expect.
- On Monday, Artemis 2 astronauts aboard the NASA Orion spacecraft observed unexpected micrometeor impacts on the moon's far side during their closest approach, witnessing no less than five distinct impacts.
- Researchers prepared the crew extensively for this 10-day mission, which focused on lunar science during the journey out to the moon and back .
- Near the end of Orion's closest approach on Monday evening, a solar eclipse allowed the Artemis 2 astronauts to make out flashes from each impact with just their eyes.
- There were "audible screams of delight," said Kelsey Young, Artemis 2's lunar science lead, during a press conference on Tuesday, as cheers erupted inside the Science Evaluation Room at Johnson Space Center.
- Young said, "This is absolutely everything we hoped for by integrating science into flight operations," emphasizing that "Science enables exploration, and exploration enables science.
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As the Artemis II astronauts whizzed around the Moon during their historic flyby, reveling in unprecedented views of the sunlit far side, pilot Victor Glover described what he saw as “science fiction.” “You can actually see most of the Moon,” he exclaimed as the crew watched meteors slam into the lunar surface. “It’s the strangest thing: you can see so much of the surface.” That experience—gazing at such alien terrain at close range as the Sun p…
As the Artemis II astronauts whizzed around the Moon during their historic flyby, reveling in unprecedented views of the sunlit far side, pilot Victor Glover described what he saw as “science fiction.” “You can actually see most of the Moon,” he exclaimed as the crew watched meteors slam into the lunar surface. “It’s the strangest thing: you can see so much of the surface.” That experience—gazing at such alien terrain at close range as the Sun p…
During his historical moon-survival, astronauts of the NASA mission Artemis II, witnessed meteorites reaching the affected area of Lua — a rare phenomenon documented by direct observation in orbit. The vision aroused the curiosity of scientists. A mother of Apollo and goddess of Lua in Greek mythology: she understands the logic of Nasa when appointing missions such as Artemis II Search for extraterrestrials: alien life opportunities are 'well hi…
A rare spectacle that stirs the curiosity of scientists.
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