Korean lunar orbiter snaps first pics of the SpaceX Falcon 9 crash site on the moon
Tomorrow Science Korean lunar orbiter snaps first pics of the SpaceX Falcon 9 crash site on the moon NASA believes the crater left by the rocket is around 60 feet wide. 7, 2026 1:29 pm EST Sven Piper/Getty Images In case you missed it, it emerged earlier this week that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was either about to, or had already, unintentionally crashed into the moon. While the collision wasn't thought to be particularly large, the four-ton rocket reportedly slammed into the moon's surface at a speed of 5,400mph, and now the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has shared what it claims are the first before and after images.
- ▪Tomorrow Science Korean lunar orbiter snaps first pics of the SpaceX Falcon 9 crash site on the moon NASA believes the crater left by the rocket is around 60 feet wide.
- ▪7, 2026 1:29 pm EST Sven Piper/Getty Images In case you missed it, it emerged earlier this week that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was either about to, or had already, unintentionally crashed into the moon.
- ▪While the collision wasn't thought to be particularly large, the four-ton rocket reportedly slammed into the moon's surface at a speed of 5,400mph, and now the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has shared what it claims are the first be
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Tomorrow Science Korean lunar orbiter snaps first pics of the SpaceX Falcon 9 crash site on the moon NASA believes the crater left by the rocket is around 60 feet wide. By Matt Tate Aug. 7, 2026 1:29 pm EST Sven Piper/Getty Images In case you missed it, it emerged earlier this week that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was either about to, or had already, unintentionally crashed into the moon. While the collision wasn't thought to be particularly large, the four-ton rocket reportedly slammed into the moon's surface at a speed of 5,400mph, and now the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) has shared what it claims are the first before and after images.
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