Skip to content
Space & Spaceflight

First Image of Actual Moon Bombing Impact

By

Reading time 1 minute

Comments (0)

Like Mark said, the much-anticipated Moon bombing fireworks have been a major letdown. The good news is that it happened: NASA has released the actual money shot, showing the impact flash. Just don’t expect a Ron Jeremy G22-sized bang:

https://gizmodo.com/how-to-watch-the-moon-bombing-in-real-time-5376774

In the gallery you can also see the infrared sensor view of the tiny flash. According to NASA, the mission was a success, but I’m still a little big suspicious that nobody was able to catch the 50-mile plume of gas and debris on video. Was everyone looking in the wrong direction? We will see what results this brings in the coming days. [NASA]

Explore more on these topics

Share this story

Sign up for our newsletters

Subscribe and interact with our community, get up to date with our customised Newsletters and much more.