A sudden flash on the Moon has stunned astronomers, captured live from Earth in a rare, crystal-clear moment of cosmic impact. The brief explosion has revealed something unexpected about the Moon’s surface and what’s still striking it today.
A brief, intense flash illuminated the Moon’s dark surface this month, recorded by telescopes at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium in Northern Ireland. The event, lasting less than a second, marked a confirmed meteoroid collision with the lunar ... [4198 chars]