Gércio Baloi
SpaceX Rocket Stage Has Crashed Into the Moon A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage, launched in January 2025 during a mission carrying lunar landers, spent more than a year traveling through space before colliding with the Moon on August 5, 2026. The rocket stage hit the lunar surface at roughly 8,700 km/h (5,400 mph) near the Einstein crater, creating a new impact crater and ejecting lunar material. Scientists are now studying the site to better understand lunar impacts, crater formation,
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