Chinese satellite captures video of SpaceX rocket debris crashing into the moon

In a show of space surveillance strength, a newly launched Chinese satellite tracked a piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashing into the moon and captured footage of its impact. No visible plume can be seen in the images that appear to show the moment of impact, which is consistent with what other scientists and telescopes reported immediately after the rocket debris struck on Wednesday. China’s Gande-1 01 space debris monitoring satellite, launched on July 24, carried out the tracking. It ...

By Victoria Bela

Part of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashed into the Moon

Unexpectedly, a four-ton SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage has collided with the Moon, exhibiting the increasing issue of space debris. After spending over a year in orbit, the remnants triggered observable spectral lines indicative of sodium and lithium gases upon impact. NASA, alongside South Korea, intends to photograph the resulting crater to understand the event better. This incident underscores the urgency of addressing space junk management and its proper disposal.

By TOI Science Desk

S. Korea’s Danuri captures rare images of SpaceX rocket crashing into moon

South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, captured rare before-and-after images of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage striking the moon this week, giving scientists one of their clearest opportunities yet to study how a human-made object alters the lunar surface. The Korea Aerospace Administration said Thursday that the rocket’s upper stage impacted the moon’s far side near Einstein Crater at 3:34 p.m. Wednesday (Korea time). Unlike most previous lunar impacts, which have typically been studied onl

By The Korea Herald

Castaway SpaceX rocket stage crashed into moon: Scientists