By Franziska Müller
Published on
20/07/2026 - 8:27 GMT+2
Space exploration sometimes has consequences that are not immediately apparent. According to NASA scientists, a piece of rocket could collide with the Moon in early August.
In January 2025, around a year and a half ago, Elon Musk’s company SpaceX launched its "Falcon 9" rocket, sending two landers to the Moon. Now, US astronomer Bill Gray and the US space agency NASA, quoted by the news agency dpa, warn that an upper stage of the rocket could accidentally hit the Moon. Calculations suggest the impact is due to occur on 5 August.
