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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- NASA astronomers have been monitoring the Moon for signs of explosions caused by meteoroids hitting the lunar surface for the past eight years. On March 17, 2013,...
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Excitement has been growing in recent months over the approach of Comet ISON. Like other comets, this chunk of rock and ice is following a long, elliptical orbit around the Sun, and like other comets, when it nears the Sun later this year, its trailing stream of dust and vapor will catch the sunlight and become a long, luminous, tail. Many astronomers are predicting that when this celestial traveler sweeps by us later this year, it could turn out to be ‘the comet of the century.’ ...
The most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever observed caused an explosion equal to five tons of TNT and could be seen with the naked eye.
The most powerful meteor strike on the moon ever observed has just been announced by NASA.
A meteoroid struck the surface of the moon recently, causing an explosion that was visible on Earth without the aid of a telescope, NASA reported Friday. But don't be alarmed if you didn't see it; it only lasted about a second.
