Scientists Confirm That A Space Rock Hit The Moon During The Lunar Eclipse
“This is the first impact flash unambiguously recorded on the Moon during a lunar eclipse and discussed in the scientific literature,” the authors write. The night of the lunar eclipse in early 2019 did not coincide with any major meteor showers on Earth, and based upon their analysis, the Spanish scientists said they are 99 percent sure the impact was associated with a random or “sporadic” meteoroid—the same kind of meteors that people on Earth see in the night sky when there are no active meteor showers. These impacts can be fairly bright because the Moon lacks an atmosphere, and so some strikes hit the lunar surface traveling as fast as 30km/s, releasing a flash of light and heat that can be seen from Earth.
Source: arstechnica.com