SpaceX Rocket Debris Believed to Have Crashed into the Moon
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At a glance
- A 4-ton piece of a SpaceX rocket was expected to crash into the moon on Wednesday.
- The unintentional impact was projected to occur at over 5,400 mph.
- Confirmation of the crash is awaited and may take several hours.
Story so far
The object is the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that launched a lunar lander in January 2025. Instead of falling back to Earth, the rocket stage remained in orbit as space junk. Astronomers later determined that solar activity and gravity had pushed it onto a collision course with the moon, targeting the Einstein Crater on the lunar surface.
Latest development
A school-bus-sized piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is believed to have crashed into the moon early on Wednesday, travelling at more than 5,400 miles per hour. Official confirmation of the unintentional impact is expected to take several hours as scientists await images from ground-based telescopes.
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