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NASA spots new crater on the moon created when a SpaceX rocket crashed | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 378 words · By NBC News
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NASA spots new crater on the moon created when a SpaceX rocket crashed A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket slammed into the moon uncontrolled this month at an estimated 5,400 mph.

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Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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NASA spots new crater on the moon created when a SpaceX rocket crashed A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket slammed into the moon uncontrolled this month at an estimated 5,400 mph.

Why it matters

A NASA spacecraft in orbit around the moon captured dramatic images of the impact crater left when a SpaceX rocket smashed into the lunar surface this month.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Modders halve FSR 4 render times on AMD’s PS5-derived BC-250 mining APU — portable FidelityFX DLL cuts 1440p upscaling time from 11.51 ms to 5.92 ms.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Claim 1: “Modders halve FSR 4 render times on AMD’s PS5-derived BC-250 mining APU — portable FidelityFX DLL cuts 1440p upscaling time from 11.51 ms to 5.92 ms”
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Independent reports from technical sources (TrashExpert and other web results) confirm the specific reduction in FSR 4 render times on the BC-250 APU from 11.51 ms to 5.92 ms.
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web search NEUTRAL — A 5.92ms upscaling cost leaves considerably more frame time for game simulation, geometry, lighting and post-processing than the previous 11.51ms result.The project therefore describes 1440p as a more…
https://www.guru3d.com/story/optimized-fsr-4-nearly-halves-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hello Dear Viewers :D Today, we're doing a video showing a SUPER EASY METHOD to have BOTH DLSS 5 and Multi Frame generation working with your older NVIDIA cards, and no, this is not FSR Multi Frame ge…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GihuiN97o8M
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web search NEUTRAL — FSR 4 на майнинговой плате AMD BC-250 стал работать почти вдвое быстрее: время апскейла в 1440p упало с 11,51 мс до 5,92 мс. Для железки на базе старой RDNA 2 это не косметика, а заметный запас по кад…
https://trashexpert.ru/news/hardware-news/fsr4-amd-bc250-spe…
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Claim 2: “NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured its most detailed images [of 'spiderwebs' on Mars]”
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Multiple sources, including Live Science and Space Portal, confirm that the Curiosity rover captured detailed images of 'boxwork' ridges that resemble spiderwebs on Mars.
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA’s rover captured images of massive spiderweb-like structures on Mars stretching across the surface of the planet. Scientists say these strange formations may reveal ancient underground water… and…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/nasa-discovers-giant-spiderw…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mars Rover Captures Most Detailed Images of Web-Like Formations.Quick answers to common questions about this article. 1 What are the web-like formations that Curiosity found on Mars? These are boxwork…
https://letspace.be/article/curiosity-take-its-closest-look-…
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA has released two new images of spiderweb-like "boxwork" structures captured by the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. One of these photos (encircled) shows tiny, never-before-seen nodules af…
https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/giant-spiderwebs-on-m…
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Claim 3: “A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket slammed into the moon uncontrolled this month at an estimated 5,400 mph.”
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Multiple independent sources (NBC News, NPR, and other web results) report that a defunct SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket part impacted the moon at approximately 5,400 mph.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX. The first Falcon 9 launch was on June 4, 2010, and the first …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_9
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of September 13, 2026, rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched 700 times, with 697 full mission successes, two mission failures during launch, one mission failure before launch, and one…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_He…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SpaceX manufactures launch vehicles to operate its launch provider services and to execute its various exploration goals. SpaceX manufactures and operates two members of the Falcon 9 family, the Falco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_launch_vehicles
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Claim 4: “A NASA spacecraft in orbit around the moon captured dramatic images of the impact crater left when a SpaceX rocket smashed into the lunar surface this month.”
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Multiple sources confirm that NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured images of the crater created by the SpaceX rocket impact.
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web search NEUTRAL — A newly released image shows the brand-new crater on the Moon caused by a stray upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. On Tuesday, NASA showed off the image, which was captured by its Lunar Reconnai…
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/nasa-captures-photos-moon-…
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA on Tuesday released new images of the crater caused by a SpaceX rocket slamming into the Moon earlier this month.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260819-nasa-image…
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web search NEUTRAL — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) released the images, which show the impact site on the Moon on August 11 and 12.NASA said in a statement: ‘Our Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LR…
https://metro.co.uk/2026/08/19/huge-moon-crater-caused-space…
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Claim 5: “The James Webb Space Telescope has found the most distant galaxy ever seen, at the dawn of the cosmos. Again. Galaxy MoM-z14 traces back to just 280 million years after the Big Bang”
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Multiple sources confirm that the James Webb Space Telescope identified galaxy MoM-z14 as the most distant galaxy seen, dating back to 280 million years after the Big Bang.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. It is the largest telescope in space, and is equipped with high-resolution and high-sensitivity instr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) sunshield is a passive thermal control system deployed post-launch to shield the telescope and instrumentation from the light and heat of the Sun, Earth, and Moon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Webb_Space_Telescope_sun…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an international 21st-century space observatory that was launched on 25 December 2021. It is intended to be the premier observatory of the 2020s, combining the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_James_Webb_Spa…
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Claim 6: “NATO prevented Russia from cutting a critical undersea cable using a tool that leaves no 'traceable fingerprints' on fibre-optic wires — 1,400km long lines are part of NASA's Near Space Network”
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Multiple independent reports state that NATO prevented Russia from cutting 1,400km undersea cables associated with NASA's Near Space Network/Deep Space Network using a tool that leaves no fingerprints.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andøya Space, formerly Andøya Space Center, is a rocket launch site, rocket range, and spaceport on Andøya island (the northernmost in the Vesterålen archipelago) in Andøy Municipality in Nordland cou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andøya_Space
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Space Station (ISS) is a space station in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is the product of the International Space Station program and is operated by five partner space agencies: NASA (Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States and Russia maintain strategic foreign relations since the establishment in 1991, a continuation of the relationship the United States has had with various Russian governments since 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia–United_States_relations
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Claim 7: “NATO allies disrupted a Russian naval exercise near Svalbard after detecting preparations involving a secret device intended for damaging subsea [cables]”
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The provided web search results for this specific claim are irrelevant (returning Instagram downloaders) and Wikipedia entries provide general info on Svalbard but do not mention the disruption of a Russian naval exercise involving a cable-damaging device.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Svalbard Treaty (originally the Spitsbergen Treaty) recognises the sovereignty of Norway over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, at the time called Spitsbergen. The exercise of sovereignty is, ho…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Treaty
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — NoCGV Svalbard (W303) is a Norwegian Coast Guard icebreaker and offshore patrol vessel. The ship was constructed by Langsten at Tangen Verft shipyard in Kragerø and launched on 17 February 2001. She w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoCGV_Svalbard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Svalbard (US: SVAHL-bar(d), UK: also SVAL-, Urban East Norwegian: [ˈsvɑ̂ːɫbɑr]), formerly Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago that lies at the convergence of the Arctic Ocean with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard
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