The moon gets hit by space debris all the time, but some of it is so large that the impact generates light that can be seen thousands of kilometers away.

The moon is not just a barren rock orbiting the Earth. The Artemis missions could answer the great unknowns that the satellite holds.

Without negating the history of the moment, when on Monday (April 6) the fresh eyes of four astronauts catch sight of the up-close moon, it will take a bit longer before the rest…