Portion of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a collision course with the moon

An independent astronomer predicts a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage will crash into the moon on Aug. 5, 2026, after orbiting Earth for a year.
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What would Earth be like if there were no Moon?

What would Earth be like if there were no Moon? Peter Allen RhodesNorth Bellmore, New York Without the Moon, Earth's geology, ...
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SpaceX rocket debris to hit moon near Einstein crater

A discarded upper stage from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to collide with the moon on August 5, 2026, near the rim of Einstein crater. The object, left over from Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost ...
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Limiting space junk's threat by predicting its mess in the Earth-moon neighborhood

Debris from moonbound spacecraft has left craters on the lunar surface since the U.S. Apollo missions. But the moon is not used to being surrounded by debris. With an expected resurgence in lunar ...
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Astronomers witness ‘dramatic’ collision of two planets — and they think it’s a replay of how our moon was created

Researchers have observed the fallout from a planetary collision 11,000 light years from Earth. When worlds collide…suns act squirrely. Astronomers have witnessed a rare and violent cosmic crash ...