NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

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1. Wed, 16 September 2026

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   • clickondetroit.com18:03
     NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

     Scientists have discovered a crater on the moon that's bigger than the Roman Colosseum, the result of a powerful impact two years ago.

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     • 10news.com17 Sept, 16:53their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories21:45first to report
     NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum - cbsnews.com

     NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum cbsnews.com See more headlines & perspectives on Google News

   • El Mundo (Spain)22:16
     Una sonda de la NASA descubre un nuevo cráter en La Luna tan grande como el Coliseo romano

     El agujero tiene más de 200 metros de diámetro y hasta 43 de profundidad Leer

2. Thu, 17 September 2026

   11 reports
   • Le Monde (France)01:21
     Un nouveau cratère, de 222 mètres de diamètre, découvert sur la Lune grâce à une sonde de la NASA

     La découverte et le suivi de cet imposant cratère, baptisé « McGetchin », pourraient permettre de mieux comprendre la géologie complexe de notre satellite naturel.

   • Le Monde English01:36
     NASA discovers new, massive crater on the Moon

     Scientists believe the crater was created in 2024 from a comet or asteroid colliding with the Moon, and that impacts of that magnitude happen about once a century.

   • France Info (France)04:45edited after publishing
     Un "événement qui n'arrive qu'une fois par siècle" : un imposant cratère de 222 mètres découvert à la surface de la Lune par la Nasa

     previouslyUn "évènement qui n'arrive qu'une fois par siècle" : un imposant cratère de 222 mètres découvert à la surface de la Lune par la Nasa

     Ce cratère, le plus grand récemment formé jamais identifié dans le système solaire, a été repéré presque par hasard par un chercheur américain.

   • Google News - Top Stories05:59
     NASA spacecraft discovers huge new crater on the moon

     NASA spacecraft discovers huge new crater on the moon New York Post NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon AP News NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater science.nasa.gov NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum cbsnews.com Asteroid the size of six-storey building crashed into moon in 'once-in-a-lifetime' moment, says NASA Sky News

   • Libération (France)07:53
     Un nouveau cratère découvert sur la surface de la Lune

     D’un diamètre de 222 mètres de diamètre, la dépression aurait été creusée au printemps 2024 par un objet de la taille d’un immeuble de trois à six étages, selon la Nasa.

   • ABC News (Australia)08:06
     NASA scientist's chance Moon discovery reveals once-in-a-lifetime crater

     Wider and about as deep as the Roman Colosseum, researchers believe the newly-discovered McGetchin crater was formed after a powerful surface impact in 2024.

   • Google News - Top Stories08:12
     NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

     NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon Phys.org NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater NASA Science (.gov) A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery Space Asteroid the size of six-storey building crashed into moon in 'once-in-a-lifetime' moment, says NASA Sky News Something Crashed Into the Moon in 2024, Leaving a Curiously Cold, ‘Once in a Century’ Crater Gizmodo

   • Times of India10:14
     NASA finds 728-foot Moon crater from 2024 impact nobody saw happen
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)11:18
     NASA discovers huge 222-meter-diameter crater on Moon

     Larger than Rome’s Colosseum, researchers says it is biggest contemporary impact crater observed to have formed anywhere in Solar System

   • ČT24 (Czechia)12:16
     NASA objevila na Měsíci nový kráter. Nárazu si nikdo nevšiml

     Vědci objevili na Měsíci kráter, který vznikl při dopadu cizího tělesa před dvěma lety a zpočátku zůstal bez povšimnutí. Při průměru přibližně 222 metrů a hloubce až 43 metrů je kráter větší než Koloseum v Římě, píše agentura AP. Podle vědců k události takového měřítka dochází přibližně jednou za asi 130 let. Pro badatele představuje nový kráter vítaný zdroj informací, které mohou být užitečné pro plánovanou výstavbu měsíční základny amerického Národního úřadu pro letectví a vesmír (NASA).

   • Google News - Top Stories20:11
     A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery

     A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery Space NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater NASA Science (.gov) Asteroid the size of six-storey building crashed into moon in 'once-in-a-lifetime' moment, says NASA Sky News Something Crashed Into the Moon in 2024, Leaving a Curiously Cold, ‘Once in a Century’ Crater Gizmodo NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon AP News

3. Fri, 18 September 2026

   5 reports
   • Google News - Top Stories00:12
     The Moon’s freshest craters are recognisable by bright rays of newly excavated rock and dust, which space weathering gradually darkens—and the new 222-metre McGetchin crater is so fresh that its ejecta still gleams, having formed sometime between 11 Ap

     The Moon’s freshest craters are recognisable by bright rays of newly excavated rock and dust, which space weathering gradually darkens—and the new 222-metre McGetchin crater is so fresh that its ejecta still gleams, having formed sometime between 11 Ap Space Daily A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery Space NASA orbiter spots record-sized new crater on the Moon Futura, le média qui explore le monde...

   • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)08:11
     Nowy krater na Księżycu. Taki przypadek zdarza się raz na sto lat

     NASA analizuje skutki dużego uderzenia w Księżyc, do którego doszło między 11 kwietnia a 22 maja 2024 r. Naukowcy wykryli świeży krater o średnicy 222 m i głębokości 43 m, a dane termiczne pokazały nietypowo rozległe wychłodzenie terenu wokół miejsca kolizji.

   • Google News - Top Stories11:26
     NASA's Moon Orbiter Has Spotted An Impact Crater That Only Happens Once A Century

     NASA's Moon Orbiter Has Spotted An Impact Crater That Only Happens Once A Century Engadget NASA Photos Show Before and After of Massive Asteroid Impact on the Moon PetaPixel NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon Scripps News New, 'once in a century' Moon crater discovered by NASA scan madhyamamonline.com

   • wgme.com19:07
     NASA orbiter spots massive 'once-in-a-century' crater on moon

     The finding shows that impacts can alter the lunar surface far beyond the crater itself.

     2 reprints

     • fox23.com18 Sept, 19:07their copy
     • wchstv.com18 Sept, 19:07their copy
   • Google News - Top Stories21:49
     NASA scientist discovers largest, newly formed 'once-in-a-century' moon crater after asteroid impact - foxweather.com

     NASA scientist discovers largest, newly formed 'once-in-a-century' moon crater after asteroid impact foxweather.com NASA’s Moon Orbiter Spots New, ‘Once-in-Century’ Moon Crater NASA Science (.gov) A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery Space Asteroid the size of six-storey building crashed into moon in 'once-in-a-lifetime' moment, says NASA Sky News Once-in-a-Century Impact Made a “Cold Spot” on the Moon...