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Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon
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Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon

A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the size of a school bus, crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, creating a new crater. The debris, which was the second stage of a rocket launched in early 2025, collided with the lunar surface at approximately 8,700 km/h, equivalent to the energy of three tonnes of TNT. This event, confirmed by independent astronomers and space-tracking agencies, highlights growing concerns about space debris. The crash was unintentional but unpreventable due to residual fuel and gravitational influences from the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Scientists are using this opportunity to study lunar crater formation and dust dynamics from high-speed impacts. This marks the second known accidental impact of space debris on the Moon, following a similar incident involving a Chinese rocket in 2022.

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Al Jazeera English logoAl Jazeera EnglishState / PublicCenter6 hr. ago
Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon

A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the size of a school bus, crashed into the Moon on Wednesday, creating a new crater. The debris, which was the second stage of a rocket launched in early 2025, collided with the lunar surface at approximately 8,700 km/h, equivalent to the energy of three tonnes of TNT. This event, confirmed by independent astronomers and space-tracking agencies, highlights growing concerns about space debris. The crash was unintentional but unpreventable due to residual fuel and gravitational influences from the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Scientists are using this opportunity to study lunar crater formation and dust dynamics from high-speed impacts. This marks the second known accidental impact of space debris on the Moon, following a similar incident involving a Chinese rocket in 2022.

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