SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025. Part of the rocket will crash into the moon on Wednesday. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPAView image in fullscreenA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025.
- ▪A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025.
- ▪Part of the rocket will crash into the moon on Wednesday.
- ▪Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPAView image in fullscreenA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 42 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 3 centre.
- ▪ Piece of SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into the moon — Hacker News (Front Page)
- ▪ A SpaceX rocket likely crashed on the moon — Mashable
- ▪ A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon — NYT — Science
- ▪ The SpaceX Falcon Lunar Crash Is a Warning for Moon Bases — WIRED
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/05/spacex-rocket-moon-crash-impact-falcon-9 |
| Publication time | Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:16:03 GMT |
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025. Part of the rocket will crash into the moon on Wednesday. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPAView image in fullscreenA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on 15 January 2025. Part of the rocket will crash into the moon on Wednesday. Photograph: Cristóbal Herrera/EPASpaceXSpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collisionPiece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket weighing four tonnes will hit the lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles per hourGuardian staff and agenciesTue 4 Aug 2026 20.16 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA four-tonne piece of a SpaceX rocket that has been floating in space since last year is set to unintentionally crash into the moon at high speed on Wednesday, a collision that poses no danger to…
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