They've done it. NASA's lunar probe has photographed the crater caused by a SpaceX rocket smashing into the Moon - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Iain Todd

Aug 20, 2026

They've done it. NASA's lunar probe has photographed the crater caused by a SpaceX rocket smashing into the Moon - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show the crater made by a Falcon 9 upper stage smashing into the Moon.

On 5 August 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage rocket smashed into the Moon and NASA has just released images of the aftermath. The images were captured between 11 and 12 August 2026 by NASA's Lun… [+4376 chars]

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