Space crash: a rocket slammed into the Moon

On 5 August 2026 something spectacular happened on the Moon. A spent upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the surface of our satellite at 8,700 km/h (almost seven times the speed of sound). The fragment weighed almost 5 tonnes. The impact energy was equivalent to the explosion of 3 tonnes of TNT (like three FAB-3000 aerial bombs). A crater about 30 metres across formed at the impact site.

The rocket stage was left in orbit after the launch of lunar landers in January 2025. Its fuel ran out and it turned into an uncontrolled “space ghost”. Under the gravitational pull of Earth, the Moon and the Sun its trajectory kept changing – and in the end led straight to our satellite. ––––––––– ✔️ Subscribe to the best channel, PRO Robots

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