Artemis 2 astronauts saw flashes on far side of the moon

Artemis astronauts saw flashes on far side of the moon | SpaceX fired its Starship 'V3' Super Heavy booster | Where does Earth's 'ring current' come from? Created for znamenski.spacecom@blogger.com | Web Version   May 8, 2026 FOLLOW US FOLLOW US   Taking you out of this world, every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   The Launchpad Artemis astronauts saw flashes on far side of the moon Happy Weekend, space fans! The Artemis 2 astronauts saw some strange flashes on the far side of the moon, a Mars rock held a NASA rover hostage, and auroras delight over this weekend.  And keep your eyes peeled as information comes out from the recent release of UAP files from the U.S. Government.    Check out what's big in space this week below! What Are They?   Spaceflight SpaceX fired its Starship 'V3' Super Heavy booster SpaceX just took a big step toward its next Starship test flight, firing up all 33 engines of the vehicle's Super Heavy on the pad in Texas. Don't miss the awesome video here. Watch it Burn Where does Earth's 'ring current' come from? NASA, working with the Space Force, plans to launch a space weather mission later this month to study a strange "ring current" surrounding our planet. But IS a "ring current" anyway? So Mysterious Skywatching Northern Lights forecast May 8-10 The latest aurora forecast for tonight helps you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights. Look Up! Technology What 6 years on Mars did to rover wheels A new video released by NASA/JPL documents six years of Curiosity rover's wheels while driving on Mars. I'm sure the warranty still covers what we're seeing here. Watch the Video Science & Astronomy Scientists found 10,000 possible exoplanets hiding It would appear we now have 10,091 candidate exoplanets to go through and confirm. Here's how scientists figured it out. How Were They Discovered? A Mars rock held NASA's Curiosity rover hostage A rock nicknamed "Atacama" just gave the Mars Curiosity rover a headache. Imagine getting your hand stuck while you're at work. Now, imagine you're a robot on Mars. Yeah, it was that. Set it Free! Today in Space Photo of the Day: The charred hull of Artemis 2's Orion For our photo of the day, we still have NASA's moon mission on our mind. What you're seeing here is NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft as it rests following its flight around the moon. The capsule still looks pretty charred from the return to Earth. Here's what this photo can teach us for future moon flights. Burnt to a Crisp Editor's Note Editor's Note And that's it for our space update today! Thanks for sticking with me to the end of this week. Stay tuned as China's next launch to the Tiangong space station has been pushed to this weekend, SpaceX has a Starship launch next week, and we hear that the Devil Wears Prada 2 might have some surprising space references? Keep looking up! Chelsea Gohd Content Manager, Space.com. Stay up-to-date on all things space science, news, and entertainment by subscribing to our newsletters. Sign Up   Follow SPACE Contact Us: Feedback | Advertise Sign Up | Update Profile | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Cookies Policy | Terms and Conditions When you purchase through links in our content, we may earn an affiliate commission.   Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036