New NASA images show new crater on moon after a SpaceX crash

NASA has released the sharpest view yet of a fresh crater on the moon, created when a Falcon rocket stage crashed into the lunar surface earlier this month.

New images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show the impact site in detail, with scientists estimating the crater is about 18 metres across and less than 3 metres deep.

The crater is surrounded by dark and bright streaks, spreading out like butterfly wings.

The Falcon rocket's upper stage plowed into the moon on August 5 after drifting through space for more than a year. It launched a pair of private moon landers with experiments and even a tiny rover in 2025.

The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photographed the crater a week after the collision.