Back in January skywatchers were treated to a gorgeous lunar eclipse that was visible across multiple continents. It made headlines as the “Super Blood Wolf Moon,” which is just a bunch of silly nicknames packed together, but the event was truly special for one specific reason: a meteoroid struck the Moon just as everyone was gazing at its coppery glow.
It wasn’t long after the eclipse that scientific observers realized what they had captured on camera. A tiny but very noticeable flash could easily be seen, and researchers quickly connected the dots and determined it was likely an impact of some kind. Now, a proper study has been published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society examining the event and concluding that it was indeed the result of a meteoroid strike.
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Yep, a space rock definitely hit the Moon during January’s lunar eclipse originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 1 May 2019 at 14:02:25 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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