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Image caption: The South Korean lunar orbiter Danuri photographed the crater that opened up after the upper stage of the Falcon 9 launcher hit the moon on August 5, 2026. Image credit: KARI – Korea Aerospace Research Institute Alternative text: The crater formed on the moon after the upper stage of the Falcon 9 rocket hit the moon, as photographed by the Danuri orbiter.

After Falcon 9 stage hits the moon: NASA and SpaceX are looking at how to prevent the next incident

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The South Korean probe Danuri confirmed the impact near Einstein Crater and documented changes in the ground and the scattering of material. The incident did not endanger anyone, but the large number of missions to the Moon requires planning in advance for the disposal of launch stages.
Falcon 9 stage likely hit the moon; confirmation will come from orbiting spacecraft images

Falcon 9 stage likely hit the moon; confirmation will come from orbiting spacecraft images

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The upper stage, which launched in January 2025 and remained in a high orbit around Earth, was expected to impact near Einstein Crater at a speed of about 8,700 km/h. No immediate confirmation of an impact observation was received, and NASA will search for the crater

Not all cold traps at the moon's south pole preserved ice equally well

New scientific evidence suggests that ice has been accumulating on the moon for the past billion and a half years, revealing where it's best to look for it.
The Genesis crash site was photographed by the LRO spacecraft on April 22, 11 days after the landing attempt. Photo: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University

NASA photographed the crash site of the Genesis spacecraft

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During the eclipse, scientists will make measurements in Casper, Wyoming and Columbia, Missouri. Credit: NASA/ Katie Marsman.

The moon takes center stage during a total solar eclipse

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Artist's impression of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) orbiting the Moon as the dust scatters the light during a lunar eclipse. Image: NASA

Even without inter-power cooperation, US spacecraft will learn about the moon when they follow the Shanghai 3 spacecraft landing on the moon today

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An illustration created using LRO altimeter data shows a possible appearance of Shackleton Crater at the moon's south pole.

The moon - more findings

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Geological map of the Schrödinger Crater on the Moon, which was formed as a result of a large object hitting the Moon, not long ago geologically. The map is based on an LRO photograph

Earth's Moon - Summary of Findings Part 2

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Slope of Mandel'shtam crater on the Moon. The slopes are cut by small impact craters. Photo: NASA's LRO spacecraft

Earth's Moon - Summary of Findings Part 1

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The "face on the moon" is very prominent in this shot from the LRO spacecraft

Why does the face of the "man in the moon" always accompany us?

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Topographic map of the lunar southern hemisphere using LRO's LOLA instrument, the colors are artificial and represent elevation lines - higher dark areas and lower blue. Photo: NASA/GSFC/MIT/SVS

The LRO spacecraft has completed the preparation of a high-resolution topographic map of the Moon

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The plume that was blown from the Kabaus crater by the Centaur rocket that hit it and was photographed by the LCROSS spacecraft, minutes before it itself crashed into the same crater

Water on the moon and much more

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Slope of Mandel'shtam crater on the Moon. The slopes are cut by small impact craters. Photo: NASA's LRO spacecraft

NASA discovery: the moon is shrinking

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Do spaceships have life after death?

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

Water was discovered on the moon

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

LRO photographed the landing sites of the Apollo spacecraft

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

LRO transmits first images to Earth

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

LRO entered lunar orbit, LCROSS performed an approach maneuver

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

The LRO/LCROSS dual lunar probe was launched

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

Shuffle the launch dates - Endeavor will launch on June 17 and LRO the next day

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

Double launch to the moon next week - LRO satellite and LCROSS suicide spacecraft

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

And they hit the rock of the moon and water came out of it

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

NASA postpones the launch of the Lunar Rover (LRO)

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

NASA has selected seven science experiments for the next mission to the Moon

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

crash on the moon on purpose - NASA will launch a spacecraft that will open a crater and analyze its composition

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Ben-Gurion and Roger Penrose in a quantum test for Einstein: "Quantum Galileo" examines the equivalence principle

NASA crashed a spacecraft on the south pole of the moon

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