00:01A discarded space X rocket has slammed into the moon after drifting through space for more than a year.
00:07The Falcon 9 upper stage, originally launched in January 2025 to carry two commercial lunar landers,
00:14struck the lunar surface at roughly 5,400 miles per hour.
00:30Scientists estimate the impact created a crater about 100 feet wide and blasted a massive cloud of lunar dust and
00:37debris into space.
00:38The collision was unintentional, the result of the rocket stage remaining in an uncontrolled orbit after completing its mission.
00:45Although the impact poses no danger to Earth, spacecraft orbiting the moon are expected to photograph the crash site in
00:52the coming days.
00:53Researchers say the event will provide valuable data on lunar impacts
00:57while also highlighting the growing challenge of managing space debris beyond Earth.
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