SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision

A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launched in early 2025, has collided with the moon. NASA and other space agencies are monitoring the impact to better understand artificial debris and lunar surface effects.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025. Part of the rocket is thought to have crashed into the moon on Wednesday. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025. Part of the rocket is thought to have crashed into the moon on Wednesday. SpaceX SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision Four-tonne piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket believed to have hit lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles an hour
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