South Korean satellite captures before and after views of Sp...WorldThe terrain is noticeably darker where the rocket hit and carved out a crater, sending dust and rock everywhere. This combination of images provided by NASA and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute shows an area of the moon's surface before, left, Oct. 1, 2015, and after, right, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, a SpaceX rocket segment collided with the moon. Picture credit: NASA, Korea Aerospace Research Institute via APCape Canaveral, Fla.: A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures of the moon’s fresh crash scene caused by a stray SpaceX rocket. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute's Danuri spacecraft flew over the impact site soon after the Falcon 9 upper stage inadvertently plowed into the moon on Wednesday. The company also sent a pair of private lunar landers to the moon last year.