Lunar-Reconnaissance-Orbiter on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space Sciencehttps://www.startgaze.com/tags/lunar-reconnaissance-orbiter/Recent content in Lunar-Reconnaissance-Orbiter on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space ScienceHugoen-usSun, 27 Sep 2026 07:44:39 +0000McGetchin crater: the Moon took a 15-kiloton hit in 2024 and nobody saw the flashhttps://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-27-mcgetchin-crater-lunar-impact-flash/Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:44:39 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-09-27-mcgetchin-crater-lunar-impact-flash/NASA's LRO found McGetchin, a 222 m lunar crater from a spring 2024 impact. Why no telescope caught the flash, and how amateurs watch the Moon for impacts.