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CBS News - US1h ago
NASA images show 60-foot-wide crater on moon after Space X rocket booster crash
A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket.
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New images reveal the impact site of Space X rocket's moon collision
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What happenedNew images from a NASA satellite orbiting the moon reveal a fresh, 60-foot-wide crater formed by a wayward SpaceX rocket that slammed into the lunar surface earlier this month.
What changedThe left frames it as "NASA images show 60-foot-wide crater on moon after SpaceX rocket booster crash". The right frames it as "Before and after pictures show moon crater after SpaceX crash".
ConfidenceHigh. 6+ sources across left, center, and right with comparable news formats.
Archive healthStable · 14 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "NASA images show 60-foot-wide crater on moon after SpaceX rocket booster crash". The right frames it as "Before and after pictures show moon crater after SpaceX crash".
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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)10m ago
New images reveal the impact site of Space X rocket's moon collision
New images from a NASA satellite orbiting the moon reveal a fresh, 60-foot-wide crater formed by a wayward SpaceX rocket that slammed into the lunar surface earlier this month.
Center-right ·News report
Sky News25m ago
Before and after pictures show moon crater after Space X crash
A NASA spacecraft has captured images of a new crater on the moon after a SpaceX rocket crashed into the surface.
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The Sydney Morning Herald15m ago
Need a tow? Space X rocket taken to Christmas Island after splashdown
Elon Musk’s SpaceX had faced difficulties retrieving the 52-metre-long spacecraft which had sat in the Indian Ocean for almost a month.
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The Age (Australia)15m ago
Need a tow? Space X rocket taken to Christmas Island after splashdown
Elon Musk’s SpaceX had faced difficulties retrieving the 52-metre-long spacecraft which had sat in the Indian Ocean for almost a month.
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NBC News2h ago
NASA spots new crater on the moon created when a Space X rocket crashed
A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon uncontrolled this month at an estimated 5,400 mph. Now NASA has photos.