Portion of SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket on a Collision Course with the Moon
Bill Gray says the 5,400 mph impact will not be visible from Earth and poses no danger, according to his analysis.
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A errant SpaceX rocket booster is going to smash into the moon
On August 5, 2026, a SpaceX rocket booster is going to smash into the moon at 5400 miles an hour. Bill Gray, an astronomer who notes that although astronomy is his profession, he is reluctant to call himself a professional astronomer as he lacks a PhD, used his own software to pinpoint the time and location of the impact. — Read the rest The post A errant SpaceX rocket booster is going to smash into the moon appeared first on Boing Boing.
A used SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon
Earth sets from behind the moon, as seen by the Artemis II mission.Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is likely to crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. It poses no danger, but it does highlight a worrying trend.A discarded piece of a SpaceX rocket carelessly left adrift in space will likely crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds.The renegade rocket poses no risk to the moon or any working spacecraft, the report stresse…
A new report says a fragment of a SpaceX rocket left in space is likely to collide with the moon this summer. The report emphasizes that the rocket poses no threat to the moon or any operating spacecraft. However, the collision, which is predicted to occur on August 5th at the boundary between the near and far sides of the moon, could be of “minor scientific interest” — if it creates a new crater that can be studied later.
According to an astronomer, a top stage of SpaceX rocket (the part that is not recoverable) will crash on the Moon on August 5.
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