News Screen – Astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission reported directly witnessing a number of meteorite impacts on the surface of the Moon, a rare phenomenon that has attracted the attention of scientists.
The incident occurred when the spacecraft crew carried out a flyby of the Moon, which was the first manned mission in more than 50 years. In communication with the control center, mission commander Reid Wiseman reported a flash of light on the surface of the Moon which was thought to have come from a meteorite impact.
“It was clearly an impact flash on the Moon,” said Wiseman when observing the phenomenon from orbit.
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This observation was greeted enthusiastically by a team of scientists on Earth. Kelsey Young, lunar science lead on the mission, said he did not expect the crew to witness the phenomenon directly.
NASA noted that astronauts reported at least six meteorite impacts during an observation period of about seven hours. The visible flashes are made…
