SpaceX rocket slams into the Moon, scientists ‘100%’ certain

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.

A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, scientists reported, after drifting off course for the past year.

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

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

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 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

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

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

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