What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?

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

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.

Abandoned spacecraft will hit with the force of three tons of TNT and leave behind a hole in the lunar surface

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.

On Wednesday, August 5, the high-speed collision of the rocket's upper stage with the moon would carve out a crater.

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 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.

Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket will crash into moon at more than 5,000mph in just days  GB News

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

Will SpaceX paint its rocket pink? Investor questions go beyond Moon and Mars ahead of first results  Reuters

Space tracking expert Bill Gray estimates the rocket will hit the Moon at around 5,400 mph (8,700 kph) near Einstein Crater on the Moon's sunlit western edge. The impact is expected to occur during the early hours of Wednesday, with the best viewing conditions likely across eastern parts of the United States and Canada

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.

NewsWorld NewsSpaceSkygazers are eager to observe the pending collision18:16, 31 Jul 2026A SpaceX rocket that has been left drifting in space for over a year is on a collision course with the Moon, according to a space tracking expert.‌Space expert Bill Gray predicts the rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam i

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

The unplanned lunar landing will provide scientists with critical research into future potential threats on the moon.

A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon, with the explosive impact expected to be equivalent to three tons of TNT.

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

Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on Wednesday A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, carving

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

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

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