An old SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage struck the moon late on Tuesday, creating a fresh impact crater and adding to human-made debris strewn across the lunar surface.

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.

On Wednesday, August 5, the high-speed collision of the rocket's upper stage with the moon would carve out a crater. | World News

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…

Collision hit with the power of three tons of TNT and will leave behind a visible crater on the lunar surface