NASA crashes on the moon -- twice

NASA crashes on the moon -- twice
Two U.S. spacecraft crashed on the moon Friday -- on purpose. The goal of the mission was to scan the resulting plume of moon dust for the presence of water. NASA officials said it appeared to be a "successful impact."
In Search of Water, NASA Blasts Moon with Spacecraft
NASA's latest lunar mission has just given the man in the moon a wake-up call this morning. Two spacecraft in the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite or LCROSS mission impacted the surface of the moon in hopes of finding water.