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

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 377 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.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 6
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

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.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: NASA’s Jessica Meir has shared an instructional video from 260 miles up on the [how to look after curly hair in space].

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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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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “NASA’s Jessica Meir has shared an instructional video from 260 miles up on the [how to look after curly hair in space]”
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While Wikipedia confirms Jessica Meir is a NASA astronaut and was part of Expedition 75, the provided search results for the specific 'curly hair care' video are irrelevant (returning New York State tax filing information instead). No evidence confirms the existence of this specific video.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Ulrika Meir (born July 1, 1977) is an American and Swedish marine biologist, physiologist, and NASA astronaut. She was previously an assistant professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Meir
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2011, NASA opened applications for Astronaut Group 21. The team was announced in June 2013 after a year and a half long search. With four men and four women, the class of 2013 had the highest perce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Astronaut_Group_21
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Expedition 75 is the 75th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS). The expedition began with the departure of Soyuz MS-28 on 26 July 2026 with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir tak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_75
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Claim 2: “The eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula experienced a magnitude 8.8 megathrust”
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The event is confirmed by a Wikipedia entry for the '2025 Kamchatka earthquake', as well as reports from AOL and Japan's meteorological agency, all citing a magnitude 8.8 megathrust earthquake.
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web search NEUTRAL — Megathrust earthquake in Russia. 2025 Kamchatka earthquake.See also: Kamchatka earthquakes. Epicenters of the Mw 8.8 Kamchatka earthquake (30 July 2025) and its aftershocks. The earthquake occurred on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Kamchatka_earthquake
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web search NEUTRAL — The magnitude-8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula sent a wave of water racing at the speed of a jetliner toward Hawaii, California and Washington state, spurring warnings and alarm overnig…
https://www.aol.com/minimal-u-effects-tsunami-dont-000643405…
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web search NEUTRAL — TOKYO: Japan's meteorological agency issued a tsunami alert for Japan's Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory stemming from the powerful, magnitude 8.8 quake that hit on Wednesday morning near …
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2025/Jul/30/88-magnit…
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Claim 3: “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 independent sources, including Flipboard and several web search results, confirm that the JWST identified galaxy MoM-z14 as the most distant galaxy, 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 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 captured images of the crater created by the SpaceX rocket impact on August 5, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — NASA captures photos of Moon crater caused by SpaceX rocket part. 20 hours ago. By Nick Viviani.Images Show New Crater From SpaceX Rocket's Moon Impact.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — The spacecraft had to be tilted to face the exact spot of the impact and to capture the crater as it came into view. From the images, scientists calculated the crater to be 18.3 metres wide and less t…
https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/19/nasa-cap…
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web search NEUTRAL — Images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show the crater made by a Falcon 9 upper stage smashing into the Moon.On 5 August 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage rocket smashed into the Moo…
https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/falcon-9-rocket-luna…
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Claim 5: “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 (Flipboard, NBC News via TikTok, NPR, and a web search result) confirm that a defunct SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket part impacted the moon at approximately 5,400 mph.
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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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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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Claim 6: “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 'spiderweb' or 'boxwork' formations on Mars.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, which successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012. The o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Science_Laboratory
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Mars Science Laboratory and its rover, Curiosity, were launched from Earth on 26 November 2011. As of September 12, 2026, Curiosity has been in Gale Crater on the planet Mars for 5012 sols (5150 t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Mars_Science_Labor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Curiosity is a Mars rover that is exploring Gale crater and Mount Sharp on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. Launched in 2011 and landed the following year, the car-sized r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curiosity_(rover)
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