A portion of a SpaceX rocket launched in 2025 is on a collision course for the moon and is expected to make impact tonight. Here's when.
The impact wasn't visible to the naked eye, but photos are expected to come from a lunar satellite at a later time.
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The SpaceX rocket finally hit the moon. Here’s what scientists saw
It happened, folks. The dead SpaceX rocket stage we wrote about last week really did hit the Moon. At about 06:35 UTC on August 5, 2026, the spent upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 slammed into the ...
Part of a SpaceX rocket weighing an estimated four tons and traveling at more than 5,000 miles per hour unintentionally crashed into the moon early Wednesday morning.
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Scientists warn about long-term effects of space debris as huge rocket part thought to have hit Moon
The stray upper stage (section) of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is about the size of a five-storey building, with a mass of at least 4,000kg.
While the impact poses no danger to Earth or future lunar missions, it has drawn attention from scientists because such collisions are rare and provide an opportunity to study both lunar geology and ...
A SpaceX rocket part has left a new mark on the Moon, after crashing into its surface and giving scientists fresh evidence to study. Find out more here.
The moon likely got a new crater late last night, when a portion of a SpaceX rocket launched in 2025 was expected to make ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage crashed into the Moon, creating a new crater and giving scientists a rare chance to study lunar impacts.
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