A discarded second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was expected to crash into the Moon early Wednesday after drifting in space since a January 2025 lunar mission. The 4-tonne rocket body, travelling at about 8,690 kmph, was projected to strike the Moon's Einstein Crater, though confirmation of the impact was expected only after scientists analysed telescope images.

You really shouldn't leave your trash orbiting in space.

On August 5, a retired SpaceX rocket stage will impact the Moon. Researchers have calculated where and how the debris cloud will be visible to telescopes.

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

A SpaceX rocket stage is set to impact the moon early Wednesday morning. This four-metric-ton object is traveling at high speed toward the lunar surface. Cosmic forces and solar…

A discarded second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was expected to crash into the Moon early Wednesday after drifting in space since a January 2025 lunar mission. The 4-tonne…