A 3,900-kg SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is set to slam into the Moon at around 2.43 km/s on August 5, creating a rare lunar impact that astronomers hope to capture. Heres the exact impact time, where people in the US and Canada may be able to watch, and what the collision could look like.

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The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday.

A piece of SpaceX rocket debris is set to crash into the Moon at nearly 9,000 kmph. Here's why scientists are interested in the impact and what it could reveal.