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From geology training on Mushuau Innu First Nation territory in Labrador, to a new NASA Science Evaluation Room, Gordon Osinski takes us behind the scenes of Artemis II.

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. But what causes these strange flashes on the moon? While a plethora of physical phenomena can ...