The rocket has been drifting in space for more than a year; When it strikes the moon on Wednesday it will carve out a crater and send up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists — and skygazers — are eager to observe

"Watching this one gives us a rare chance to open up ejecta-plume science and calibrate those models against a real event, which matters for every future thing we deliver to the…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage, comparable to a five-storey building, is set to crash into the Moon on August 5, 2026, creating a new crater.