NASA just released 800 gigabytes of the Moon — including five flashes seen by human eyes

In April 2026, four astronauts flew past the Moon — the first human eyes to see it up close since 1972. This week NASA opened the entire Artemis II archive to the world: more than 11,000 full-resolution photos and videos, about 8.5 hours of crew voice observations, and astronaut-annotated images marking five faint flashes — meteoroids striking the lunar far side, spotted from 74,000 kilometers away by people, not cameras. Anyone on Earth can now browse what the crew saw. Scientists say the data will sharpen our understanding of the Moon's colors and how often it gets hit — the groundwork for the bases to come.