Is That New Splotch on the Moon What We Think It Is?

Ellyn Lapointe· Aug 7, 2026 · 2:43 PM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 6 views

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In the early hours of Wednesday morning, astronomers around the world fixed their gaze on the Moon. They were hoping to see a flash of light, a puff of moondust, and a crater left behind by a SpaceX rocket set to crash-land on the lunar surface. KASA’s Danuri lunar orbiter took the photos as it made several passes over the impact site, snapping before and after shots.

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▪In the early hours of Wednesday morning, astronomers around the world fixed their gaze on the Moon.
▪They were hoping to see a flash of light, a puff of moondust, and a crater left behind by a SpaceX rocket set to crash-land on the lunar surface.
▪KASA’s Danuri lunar orbiter took the photos as it made several passes over the impact site, snapping before and after shots.

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In the early hours of Wednesday morning, astronomers around the world fixed their gaze on the Moon. They were hoping to see a flash of light, a puff of moondust, and a crater left behind by a SpaceX rocket set to crash-land on the lunar surface. Sadly, it doesn’t appear that they saw much, but this Korean spacecraft sure did.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000795855","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"science","SECTION":"space","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"space","TAGS":"falcon-9,satellites,spacex,the-moon","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); On Thursday, the Korean AeroSpace Agency shared the first…

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