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The moon just got a massive new crater, and scientists are thrilled
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The moon just got a massive new crater, and scientists are thrilled

So, here's the thing - NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted something extraordinary on the moon's eastern edge back in October 2025: a brand-new crater 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep. An image-processing specialist named Robert Wagner was reviewing routine data when he noticed this massive bright circle surrounded by a darker halo - and immediately knew it was unlike anything he'd seen before. The crater, named McGetchin after a renowned lunar scientist, was created by an asteroid or comet roughly the size of a three-story building, making it the largest newly formed crater ever spotted in our solar system. What makes this discovery so special is that it gives astronomers a genuine once-in-a-century opportunity to study the immediate aftermath of such a massive impact and understand how space rocks shape our moon.
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