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Boom! Astronomer catches meteorite smashing into the Moon (video)

March 12, 2023 by Ignat

Using cameras set to monitor the moon, Daichi Fujii, curator of the Hiratsuka City Museum, recorded an event that occurred on February 23 at 20:14:30.8 Japan Standard Time (7:14 a.m. EST, or 1114 GMT). The event appears to be a … Read More

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A Meteorite Hit the Moon During Monday’s Total Lunar Eclipse

January 23, 2019 by Ignat

A meteorite hit the moon during Monday’s total lunar eclipse The impact happened at 4:41:38 am GMT exactly, or 11:41:38 pm ET 21 January, 2019 The confirmation of the impact came this morning from the Moon Impacts Detection and Analysis … Read More