SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon after 18 months adrift

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

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

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.

'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.'

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