Has the SpaceX rocket hit the moon? Why the Falcon 9 crashed – and what will happen next

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 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. The school-bus-size object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lande

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

A rocket launched last year is thought to have smashed into the lunar surface this morning, creating the moon's newest crater

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

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.

Steve Nesius / REUTERS A part of one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rockets is believed to have smashed into the moon at 5,400 MPH. Researchers predicted that the section of rocket, the upper part of a Falcon 9 spacecraft, would make impact with the lunar surface at 2.35 am Eastern Time. The full spacecraft left Florida in Janu

Part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon, with experts saying that it has altered the moon’s surface forever.

Part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon, with experts saying that it has altered the moon’s surface forever.

Scientists will track stray rocket part striking the Moon to study crater formation and lunar dust from cosmic impacts.

Space experts say there is no danger to Earth

The impact wasn't to be visible to the naked eye, but photos are expected to come from a lunar satellite at a later time.

The 40ft long Falcon 9 upper stage was left in a 'chaotic' lunar orbit by Elon Musk's SpaceX company following a 2005 US-Japanese mission launched by SpaceX - and has now crashed into the Moon

The collision will pose no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater.

Collision hit with the power of three tons of TNT and will leave behind a visible crater on the lunar surface

SpaceX rocket set to crash into the moon in accidental collision  lbc.co.uk

A SpaceX rocket's upper stage is set to unintentionally crash into the Moon today, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater.

Chris KeallTechnology Editor/Senior Business Writer·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 03:57 AM6 mins to read‌SpaceX founder Elon Musk. On his company's quarterly earnings call, the firm confirmed plans for its Starlink division to take on mobile phone companies in the US.Rocket Lab has landed yet another large US military contract

Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket weighing four tonnes will hit the lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles per hour A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is set to unintentionally crash into the moon at high speed on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth b

A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early on Wednesday morning. The school bus-sized object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace towards the moon ‌in January 2025. Weighing four tonnes

There's a SpaceX rocket about to collide into the moon at 5,400 mph  USA Today

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

Piece of SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon Wednesday  Reuters

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 - A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early Wednesday morning.

Part of a SpaceX rocket will crash into the Moon, with the impact likely to be seen from Earth.

A part of a SpaceX rocket is set to crash into the surface of the moon at up to 8700kph, it’s predicted, triggering an explosive impact equivalent to three tons of TNT.

SpaceX said one of its Falcon 9 rockets launched last year will crash on the moon early Wednesday morning, leaving a crater about 90 feet in diameter in its wake. The 8,800-pound rocket booster has been orbiting the moon since January 2025. Traveling at approximately 5,400 miles per hour, the booster is expected to imp

The smashup could provide useful data for future lunar inhabitants

Elon Musk places SpaceX rocket on 5,400mph collision course with moon as Nasa forced to monitor situation  GB News

A SpaceX rocket is on track to crash into the moon on Wednesday at 2:35 a.m. EDT.  The 8,800-pound SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will collide with the moon at a speed of 5,400 mph, experts say. The impact will create a crater spanning approximately 89 feet, or 27 meters, wide. The crash is expected to…

The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.

NewsWorld NewsSpaceThe impact is expected to be seven times the speed of sound15:06, 04 Aug 2026A rocket that has been left drifting in space for over a year is set to collide with the Moon on Wednesday (August 5), carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that skygazers are eager to witness.‌The S

New crater likely to form after SpaceX rocket slams into the moon  CNN

Astronomers' simulations predict what the lunar impact—and its aftermath—will look like

Within the next few hours, a SpaceX rocket will collide with the moon - but how did this incident come about?

A decommissioned SpaceX rocket that got off course is expected to slam into the moon at 5,400 miles per hour on Wednesday morning.  The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will likely crash into the moon at 2:35 a.m. ET on Wednesday after drifting for 19 months in a moon-crossing high-Earth orbit. Typically, ...

Our satellite has endured countless blows over millions of years - and astronomers think this one could be a useful accident.

SpaceX has unintentionally acquired the power to permanently alter the moon, says this lawyer.

The risk of more debris hitting the moon is on the rise as the space race heats up.

An out-of-control SpaceX rocket is set to smash into the Moon at 5,400mph this week, carving out a 90ft crater and sending debris miles into space

'We know precisely where and when the collision will occur.'

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.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, telescopes around the world will try to capture something never seen from Earth: an old rocket slamming into the moon's daylight side.

A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists.

The stream of ejected material could stretch for several miles into space and remain visible to telescopes for tens of minutes.

Discarded SpaceX rocket set to unintentionally smash into the moon  ITVX

Out-Of-Control SpaceX Rocket To Slam Into Moon At 5,400 MPH  HuffPost

The upper stage will strike near Einstein crater at 5,400 mph, carving a crater and sending up a plume scientists hope to study

The rocket's upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists - and skygazers - are eager to observe.

Rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists can observe

A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the Moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago

With the Moon as the new travel hot spot, scientists said it is crucial to improve debris monitoring before packs of robots and astronauts arrive.

A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers last year

A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon  AP News

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Since January 2025, a big chunk of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been orbiting high above Earth. On August 5, 2026, researchers will finally get the chance to see what happens when a 45-foot piece of rocket ship slams into the Moon. As detailed by Space, a new preprint study says the impact could…

A discarded Falcon 9 rocket will collide with the moon at 5,400 miles per hour.

Aerospace & Defense IndustriesStartup pins hopes on domestic launcher for 2028 missionThe mission will be ispace's first to use a Japan-made launch vehicle. © KyodoYUIYA SHIBATA and AMI YAMADAJuly 30, 2026 02:50 JSTTOKYO -- Japan's ispace will use the country's H3 heavy-lift rocket for a 2028 lunar lander launch, the s