SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision
North AmericaScienceHigh confidence — 87/100
The object, the size of a building, is part of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from the US company Firefly Aerospace toward the moon in January 2025.
The rocket body was due to hit the moon about 6.35am BST, crashing into its surface at 5,400mph (8,690 km/h).
The impact was predicted to kick up a miles-long
Confirmed
The object, the size of a building, is part of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from the US company Firefly Aerospace toward the moon in January 2025.
The rocket body was due to hit the moon about 6.35am BST, crashing into its surface at 5,400mph (8,690 km/h).