Bombing the Moon

NASA is bombing the moon.

The animation in this clip shows what NASA expects.

This is an article from July 17th, the day before the mission was launched.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=nasas-mission-to-bomb-the-moon-2009-06

And apparently, its a missile.
A Centaur rocket specifically.

That article also says:
“It will also look for suitable materials that might support a colony.”

Now see, that is exciting.