Castaway SpaceX rocket stage crashed into moon: Scientists

NEW YORK: Part of a SpaceX rocket approximately the size of a bus slammed into the moon as predicted, scientists said on Wednesday (Aug 5), after a telescope in Chile captured evidence of a stream of debris.The collision, which was not intentional, posed no danger to Earth and is expected to have left a lunar crater in

A SpaceX rocket has crashed into the Moon, leaving a 100 foot crater  MARCA

A four-ton upper stage of a SpaceX rocket is believed to have hit the moon at 5,400 mph. The SpaceX rocket launched a pair of lunar landers last year, but the company's scientists say a combination of solar activity and gravity put it on a collision course with the moon. Geoff Bennett discussed larger concerns about lu

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the lunar surface on Wednesday near the Einstein crater, in an unplanned impact that NASA described as safe and posing no risk to Earth or to missions operating on the Moon.

One of Elon Musk’s wayward rockets seems to have crashed into the moon, but the Trump administration isn’t worried about it. Part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon Wednesday morning, reportedly with the impact of three tons of TNT. The crash sent up a big cloud of dust and left a new crater on the moon’s surfac

Although no one observed the actual 8700kph collision, a telescope in Chile spotted what astronomers say was the debris plume resulting from the crash.

Once imaging is returned, scientists say it will confirm what NASA predicted: that the rocket’s upper stage unintentionally slammed into the moon, carving out a large crater.

Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted  Chicago Tribune

The rocket drifted in space for over a year before finally plummeting to the moon’s surface.

Although amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site, there were no obvious signs of a collision — at least not yet.

Scientists say they're certain that a SpaceX rocket has slammed into the moon as predicted. The 5,400-mph crash has yet to be officially confirmed. But space-tracking experts say it's inevitable that the leftover rocket segment plowed into the moon on Wednesday after drifting off course for the past year.

Scientists say they're certain that a SpaceX rocket has slammed into the moon as predicted

Scientists say they're certain that a SpaceX rocket has slammed into the moon as predicted

Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted  AP News

NASA scientists were verifying that a stray 8,800-pound section of a SpaceX rocket launched in January 2025 had crashed into the surface of the moon.

No confirmation yet, but 4-tonne Falcon 9 upper stage was expected to hit the moon early Wednesday morning

SCIENTISTS warned of the long-term effects of space debris today after part of a huge rocket crashed into the moon. A section of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, owned by mega-billionaire Elon Musk, is believed to have crashed close to the Einstein Crater on the moon’s north side at about 7.35am BST. The upper stage is roughl

The 4-tonne part poses no risk to Earth, but it has revived the debate on space debris ahead of major space exploration missions like Artemis III.

SpaceX rocket part 'size of school bus' believed to have crashed into Moon  thenationalnews.com

While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.

A rogue piece of a SpaceX rocket is reported to have hit the moon.

'There is no danger to Earth,' said a NASA spokesperson. 'NASA will continue to track the booster for training purposes, as well as later observe the impact site for scientific purposes.'

'There is no danger to Earth,' said a NASA spokesperson. 'NASA will continue to track the booster for training purposes, as well as later observe the impact site for scientific purposes.'

While there is not yet official confirmation that the Falcon 9 upper stage struck the lunar surface, it had been expected to make impact at approximately 0635 GMT.

A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket is believed to have unintentionally crashed into the Moon on August 5, a collision that posed no danger to Earth but is expected to leave behind a lunar crater. While there is not yet official confirmation that the Falcon 9 upper stage struck the lunar surface, it had been expected

ALMOST four tonnes of SpaceX hardware has slammed into the lunar surface. A disused Falcon 9 rocket stage, which spent over a year drifting through space, "completed" its accidental mission on Wednesday, August 5. Has the SpaceX rocket hit the Moon? The SpaceX rocket stage is expected to have hit the Moon at approximat

A four-tonne rocket stage hurtled towards the Moon at 8,700 kmph after drifting in space for more than a year.A four-tonne piece of SpaceX rocket debris is believed to have slammed into the Moon at around 8,700 kmph, after drifting through space for more than a year.The impact was not immediately verified by astronomer

Piece of SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into the moon  Dawn

A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year was expected to have smashed into the moon at high speed early Wednesday morning, though the impact was unlikely to be confirmed for at least several hours.

Four-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles an hour A four-tonne piece of a discarded SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is believed to have unintentionally crashed into the moon at high speed, in a collision that poses no danger t

Collision of Falcon 9 rocket stage offers scientists a chance to study lunar impacts.

The impact will occur on the side of the Moon facing Earth and could raise a cloud of dust and rock fragments that may remain visible through sensitive telescopes for several minutes.