Artemis II Saw Impact Flashes on the Far Side of the Moon
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Music is "Bio Rhythms" by Adam Paul Courtenay Burns of Universal Production Music.
Hear from the Artemis II crew about impact flashes—bursts of light caused by pieces of space debris hitting the ground—that they saw while they were on the other side of the Moon, during a planned loss of comms. Here’s what it was like at two key points in the story: when the crew witnessed the flashes, and when the Lunar Science Team received the news back at Mission Control.
Vertical version for social media.
Music is "Bio Rhythms" by Adam Paul Courtenay Burns of Universal Production Music.
Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Producers
- James Tralie (eMITS)
- Sarah Frazier (SGT)
- Molly Wasser (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
- Rachel Barry (Barrios Technology Ltd)
- Caela Barry (ADNET Systems, Inc.)
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Visualizers
- Kel Elkins (Science and Technology Corporation)
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Ernie Wright
(USRA)
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Editor
- James Tralie (eMITS)
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Scientist
- Kelsey Young (NASA/GSFC)
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This page was originally published on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
This page was last updated on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM EDT.