SpaceX rocket crashed on the moon, scientists say: ‘100% confidence’

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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