NEW YORK: A SpaceX rocket’s upper stage is set to unintentionally crash into the Moon on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to Earth but will leave behind a lunar crater. Scientists and amateur stargazers alike are looking forward to observing the sunlit plume of rubble and debris that is expected after the Falcon 9 upper stage strikes the lunar surface at approximately 2:35 am Eastern (0635 GMT).

A drifting SpaceX rocket stage will crash into the Moon, creating a significant crater and dust plume.

A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket could slam into the moon at more than 5,000 miles per hour, according to scientists.

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