A Falcon 9 Rocket Stage Hit the Moon
A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage has struck the Moon, according to orbital tracking experts; images of the new crater are still awaited.
A used part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket hit the Moon on 5 August. The part is called an upper stage. It helped send two lunar landers into space in 2025.
The stage had stayed in a long orbit after the launch. Space-tracking experts say it could not have missed the Moon. It likely made a small crater and threw dust into space. Scientists are waiting for pictures of the place where it hit.
This was not a planned Moon mission. But the Moon is much safer for this object than an uncontrolled fall to Earth. Scientists also hope to learn from the dust and the impact.
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