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IMPACT CRATERS ON MOON
In 1971, Apollo 15 astronauts found a white rock later identified as part of the Moon's ancient crust; the "Genesis rock" was estimated to be around four billion years old- New NASA images show massive 60-foot crater created when SpaceX Falcon 9 stage hit the Moon
- SpaceX rocket crashes into Moon: Plume erupts, leaving a hole on lunar surface; Elon Musk shares impact video. Watch
- Why SpaceX's accidental Moon crash is worrying scientists ahead of Artemis missionsA spent SpaceX rocket stage has impacted the Moon after a year in space. Astronomers confirm the four-tonne Falcon 9 upper stage hit the lu...05 Aug, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
- School-bus-size object from SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into moon's Einstein CraterA discarded second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was expected to crash into the Moon early Wednesday after drifting in space since a Ja...05 Aug, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
- SpaceX rocket crashes on the Moon — joins a surprising list of objects humans have left on the lunar surfaceA SpaceX rocket has crashed on the Moon's surface. This event adds to the growing collection of human-made debris on the lunar landscape. D...05 Aug, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
- 4-ton, school-bus-size SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon at 5,400 mph after drifting through space for months. Here’s what scientists hope to learnA 4-ton SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage drifting through space since 2025 was expected to crash into the Moon at 5,400 mph, raising fresh ques...05 Aug, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
- SpaceX rocket piece is set to crash into the moonA SpaceX rocket stage is set to impact the moon early Wednesday morning. This four-metric-ton object is traveling at high speed toward the ...05 Aug, 2026, 06.26 AM IST
- 3,900-kg SpaceX rocket to slam into the Moon on August 5: When and where to watch the rare impact from the US and Canada, why astronomers are tracking it and what happens nextA 3,900-kg SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is set to slam into the Moon at around 2.43 km/s on August 5, creating a rare lunar impact that ast...03 Aug, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
- 9,000 kmph: SpaceX junk is about to punch a hole in the Moon. Why scientists are happyA piece of SpaceX rocket debris is set to crash into the Moon at nearly 9,000 kmph. Here's why scientists are interested in the impact and ...01 Aug, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
- A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moonA SpaceX rocket upper stage will crash into the moon on Wednesday. This event will create a crater and eject dust and rubble into space. Sc...31 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
- China's Tianwen-2 captures first close-up image of Earth's quasi-moon ahead of historic sample missionChina's Tianwen-2 spacecraft has reached Kamo'oalewa, a temporary quasi-moon of Earth. The mission faces challenges due to the asteroid's s...10 Jul, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
- Scientists think they have found Earth’s oldest crash site, and it’s 3 billion years oldThe discovery of Earth’s oldest impact crater may rewrite planetary history. Scientists studying Western Australia’s ancient rock formation...30 Jun, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
- A 1-km-wide asteroid 1997 NC1 is zooming past Earth this Saturday: Is there a risk of impact and how to watch it liveAs asteroid 1997 NC1 speeds past Earth this Saturday, many people are wondering whether our planet is in danger. The close flyby of this ma...25 Jun, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
- ISRO detects possible subsurface ice on moon using Chandrayaan-2 dataIndian scientists have found strong evidence of subsurface ice near the Moon's south pole. Data from Chandrayaan-2's radar instrument revea...27 May, 2026, 09.09 PM IST
- Chandrayaan-3 landed within a buried, one of the oldest craters on Moon: PRL-ISRO studyChandrayaan-3's Pragyan rover and Vikram lander have landed in an ancient, buried impact crater approximately 160 km in diameter and 4.4 km...01 Oct, 2024, 07.17 PM IST
- Chandrayaan-3 landed on a 3.85 bn-year-old lunar crater, says researcherIndia's Chandrayaan-3 mission has possibly landed in one of the Moon's oldest craters, dating back 3.85 billion years. Images from the Prag...29 Sep, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
- New technique based on AI finds 6k new craters on MoonResearchers have tried in the past to develop algorithms that could identify and count lunar craters but have remained unsuccessful.17 Mar, 2018, 02.55 PM IST
- New technique based on AI developed to locate, count craters on moonResearchers have tried in the past to develop algorithms that could identify and count lunar craters but when they were used on new craters...17 Mar, 2018, 02.40 PM IST
- Moon gets a 'makeover' every 81,000 years: StudyCrater counts and radiometric ages from returned samples help derive age estimates for unsampled units on the Moon and other Solar System o...13 Oct, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
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