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SpaceX, Moon and Falcon 9 rocket

Scientists warn about long-term effects of space debris as huge rocket part thought to have hit Moon

A stray piece of a SpaceX rocket is thought to have crashed into the Moon this morning after hurtling through space for more than 18 months.

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SpaceX Rocket Hits Moon As Lunar Junk Tops 209 Tons

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A SpaceX Rocket Part Is Expected to Smack Into the Moon in August, Highlighting the Growing Problem of Space Junk

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Defunct SpaceX rocket crashes into the Moon, kicks up dust

A stray piece of a SpaceX rocket, the size of a school bus, has smashed into the Moon travelling at 8,690 kilometres per hour.

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SpaceX rocket crashes onto moon's surface

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Scientists say wayward SpaceX rocket hit the moon

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SpaceX rocket's impact crater on the moon spied by Korean lunar orbiter (photos)

South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter captured this image of the crater blasted out by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage when it hit the moon on Aug. 5, 2026.

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Space X rocket thought to have hit Moon

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Did SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crash into the moon?

Ars Technica

A Chinese rocket breaks apart dangerously close to the Starlink constellation

The upper stage from a commercial Chinese rocket that launched last week has broken apart in space, spreading debris in a heavily trafficked part of low-Earth orbit home to the International Space Station and a significant portion of SpaceX’s Starlink ...

Yahoo

Florida rocket explosion. What to know, what to do if you see debris

A Blue Origin rocket exploded on the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station the evening of May 28. United States Space Force officials said debris from the explosion could wash ashore and "post health risks." Anyone spotting anything should ...

A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week

Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?

Phys.org

13,000 tons of space junk clutters Earth orbit. Here's how it could be cleaned up

Seventy years ago, Earth had only one satellite: the moon. Now it has more than 15,000—about 10,000 of which are owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX. The world's first trillionaire plans to launch 1 million more satellites, each roughly 70 meters (230 feet) long ...

New York Post

Nearly half the objects orbiting Earth are ‘uncontrollable’ space junk — and jeopardize future space travel

Nearly half the manmade objects orbiting Earth are chunks of “uncontrollable” space junk — with just three countries fueling the problem and endangering future space travel, a shocking new study found. At least 15,587 of the 33,269 tracked objects ...