India, April 11 -- The Orion module with the Artemis II crew members safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California after a historic voyage around the moon. While the world celebrated the crew's safe return, the internet did what it does best: asked the quirky questions no one else would. One X user's curiosity about potential shark encounters during the touchdown caught NASA's attention, leading to a viral response that clarified exactly what happens when space travellers meet the deep blue sea.

An American teacher and author, Chasten Buttigieg, asked, "Watching the Artemis splashdown and just out of curiosity is it anyone's job to make sure there are no sharks?"

It didn't take long for NASA to answer. The space ...