# A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery

> **Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-09-17 23:20 UTC · Category: Science

## Executive Summary
1 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.

## Intelligence Brief
"A NASA spacecraft just found a giant new crater on the moon. Here's why everyone's talking about the 'once-in-a-century' discovery" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 1 articles from 1 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.


Outlets currently covering the story include Space Daily. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.


This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.

## Multi-Source Evidence Table
| Source Outlet | Headline | Verification URL |
|---|---|---|
| Space Daily | The Moon’s freshest craters are recognisable by bright rays of newly excavated rock and dust, which space weathering gradually darkens—and the new 222-metre McGetchin crater is so fresh that its ejecta still gleams, having formed sometime between 11 Ap | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiggFBVV95cUxNSzI0TGpiV282aUVieE1jREFubllvLWE5R0NIRlBMTjZMZDdDSlRuZVBxQVdsT20wU2JwWmxBbUNLdlVPQ04wZlZDNGNRR25WVE9NRG5QRzlDek9NZUlEcnZqRUdnTlg0ZlRNeVRWQzJkcC1VanZySkNWY0V1VXhId3l3?oc=5) |

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