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Iranian strikes have also heavily hit US refuelling and surveillance aircraft at Prince Sultan Airbase in Saudi Arabia, expert analysis of satellite images show, with damaged aircraft and smoking craters clearly visible.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch described the scattering of tiny craters across the daytime side proudly reflecting sunlight, like pinpricks in a lampshade.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

These fresh craters are a reminder that the Moon is still being shaped by ongoing impacts, and that the Solar System remains active and occasionally violent.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

There have been countless other important space-related milestones since Apollo 17, our last moon visit, but what’s more dramatic than bouncing around in one-sixth of Earth’s gravity and smacking golf balls between lunar craters?

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The earth was pitted with explosion craters and scarred with trenches from past games.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan