NASA dumped over 800GB of Artemis II data online

<figure> <img alt="Crew annotated image of where impact flashes were spotted on the dark side of the Moon." data-caption="A crew annotated image showing where the Artemis II team observed impact flashes on the dark side of the Moon. | Image: NASA" data-portal-copyright="Image: NASA" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/art002e016252_impactflash_annotation_croppedlarge.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> A crew annotated image showing where the Artemis II team observed impact flashes on the dark side of the Moon. | Image: NASA </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you thought you'd seen all there is to see from the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/science/904458/nasa-artemis-ii-mission-moon-astronauts">Artemis II mission</a>, you're wrong. This week NASA <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/10/07/nasa-releases-artemis-ii-lunar-science-data-images/">posted over 800GB worth</a> of science data, images, and videos on the <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/feature/artemis-ii-preliminary-lunar-science-report/">Artemis II: Sights &amp; Sounds of Science site.</a> The archive includes over 11,000 photos and videos, over 8.5 hours of audio, and crew-annotated images, such as the one marking where they saw impact flashes on the dark side of the Moon. Together, they offer an unprecedented view inside a <a href="https://www.theverge.com/science/907621/artemis-ii-crew-crewed-mission-distance-record">historic</a> space mission.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">One of the more exciting reveals was footage of the Artemis II team telling the ground team back in Houston about its observation of impact flashes. Impact flashes have …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/science/1009379/nasa-800gb-artemis-ii-data">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>