SpaceX's wandering Falcon 9 rocket has crashed into the moon

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Mariella Moon· Aug 6, 2026 · 10:34 AM UTC ·2 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 7 views

SpaceX's wandering Falcon 9 rocket has crashed into the moon

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News SpaceX's wandering Falcon 9 rocket has crashed into the moon Lunar orbiters are currently trying to take images of the crash site. 6, 2026 6:34 am EST SpaceX Back in April, independent astronomer Bill Grey wrote on his website that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was on track to crash into the moon in the early hours of August 5. Now, scientists believe that the rocket has already crashed into the lunar surface as Grey had predicted.

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▪News SpaceX's wandering Falcon 9 rocket has crashed into the moon Lunar orbiters are currently trying to take images of the crash site.
▪6, 2026 6:34 am EST SpaceX Back in April, independent astronomer Bill Grey wrote on his website that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was on track to crash into the moon in the early hours of August 5.
▪Now, scientists believe that the rocket has already crashed into the lunar surface as Grey had predicted.

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8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 34 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 5 centre.

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▪ Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon — WIRED
▪ Why haven't we seen images of SpaceX Moon crash yet? — BBC News — Science
▪ A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It — NYT — Science
▪ A SpaceX rocket stage just crashed into the Moon after drifting through space for 18 months — TechSpot
▪ Piece of SpaceX rocket believed to have crashed into the moon — Hacker News (Front Page)
▪ A SpaceX rocket likely crashed on the moon — Mashable
▪ SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision — The Guardian — Science

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News SpaceX's wandering Falcon 9 rocket has crashed into the moon Lunar orbiters are currently trying to take images of the crash site. By Mariella Moon Aug. 6, 2026 6:34 am EST SpaceX Back in April, independent astronomer Bill Grey wrote on his website that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was on track to crash into the moon in the early hours of August 5. Now, scientists believe that the rocket has already crashed into the lunar surface as Grey had predicted. Carl Schmidt, a planetary scientist from Boston University's Center for Space Physics, told CBS News that the Very Large Telescope in Chile observed a plume of sodium and lithium gas, indicating the the collision already happened.

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