Japan's Daichi Fujii filmed 2 meteoroid impacts on Moon
On October 30 and November 1, 2025, two small meteoroids slammed into the Moon, creating quick, bright flashes visible from Earth.
Daichi Fujii at Japan's Hiratsuka City Museum caught both events on camera.
These meteoroids hit hard because the Moon has no atmosphere to slow them down.
The 1st strike was a tiny rock
The first strike was a tiny 0.4-pound rock likely from the Taurid meteor shower, leaving a 10-foot crater.
The second flash came just two days later—probably from the same meteor stream.
When and how to spot these flashes
Your best shot is during active meteor showers like the Taurids in late October or early November.
Since there's no air on the Moon to block them, these space rocks hit directly and create split-second bursts of light you can spot with a telescope—especially on dark-sky nights when the Moon isn't too bright.