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What were those spooky flashes that lit up the moon around Halloween?

A Japanese astronomer captured a pair of objects slamming into the orb in recent days.


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A Japanese astronomer captured a pair of objects slamming into the orb in recent days.
From The Times
November 5, 2025

A Japanese astronomer captured two bright bursts that lit up the moon in recent days as the celestial orb was hit by objects moving at speeds of up to 60,000 miles per hour, about 30 times as fast as a fighter jet.

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Daichi Fujii

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