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SpaceX Rocket Headed for Lunar Impact | Oakland News
A SpaceX rocket stage, drifting for over a year, is hurtling toward the moon at 5,400 mph and set to slam into its surface Wednesday—creating a crater the size of a football field and kicking up dust scientists are eager to study. Though not intentional, this collision underscores growing space debris risks as lunar missions from NASA, China, and private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin multiply. The impact, equivalent to three tons of TNT, won’t be visible from Earth but will be captured by orbiters, offering crucial data on how debris threatens future exploration in our increasingly…
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