SpaceX rocket to slam into the moon after months drifting through space
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage has impacted the moon after drifting in space for over a year. Scientists are monitoring the crash site to study how such impacts alter the lunar surface.
Why it matters
The event provides a rare opportunity for researchers to study lunar cratering and the long-term effects of space debris on celestial bodies.
- 1.47pm . First published at 3.37am
shares Share article Part of a SpaceX rocket is believed to have crashed into the moon in a rare event that scientists say they are watching closely.
The top section of the Falcon 9 rocket was expected to make contact about 5.35pm AEST on Wednesday, after drifting through space for more than a year. Confirmation was expected to come later from teams monitoring events through specialist telescopes.
Scientists are on standby to watch the Falcon 9 crash in the hopes of learning more about the moon. AP
NASA earlier confirmed the crash posed zero danger to Earth .
Scientists were on standby to monitor the impact in the hopes of learning how space crashes alter the moon’s surface.
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