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SpaceX Rocket Hits Moon Accidentally | Dayton News
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster, drifting in space since January 2025, accidentally slammed into the moon at 5,400 mph early Wednesday — creating a new crater and sparking scientific interest. Not part of the plan, the upper stage’s off-course trajectory crossed paths with the lunar surface, prompting NASA and South Korea’s Danuri orbiter to snap images for research. This marks only the second time a discarded rocket stage has crashed on the moon — the first was a Chinese booster in 2022 — and highlights growing concerns about space debris as lunar missions multiply. Listen in comfort:Get a…
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