20 Times the Moon Did Something Scientists Didn’t Expect

Astronomers watching the dark plain of Alphonsus saw a sudden light, bright as a flare, then gone. No meteor, no reflection — just a pulse of brilliance no telescope could predict. The “lunar flash” remains one of astronomy’s most stubborn mysteries. Sometimes the Moon blinks, and we still don’t know why. Modern cameras still

capture similar bursts — transient lunar phenomena that hint at outgassing or magnetic discharges. The Moon, even now, sends signals that feel almost alive.