# What happens when a SpaceX rocket crashes into the Moon?

A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is on track to collide with the Moon in March, after years of drifting in orbit. The impact will not be visible from Earth but will create a small crater. The event highlights the growing issue of uncontrolled space debris.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### World
- [BBC World](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25yn22l97o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:13:37 GMT
- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/piece-of-spacex-rocket-the-size-of-a-school-bus-crashes-into-the-moon?traffic_source=rss) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:17:03 +0000
- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/5/spacex-rocket-segment-to-crash-into-the-moon-what-happened?traffic_source=rss) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:36:40 +0000
- [BBC World](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62q0xerzrno?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:19:24 GMT
- [BBC World](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqjxgx5y51lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:38:51 GMT

### Science
- [New Scientist](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2583318-spacex-rocket-crashes-into-moon-at-8700-kilometres-per-hour/?utm_campaign=RSS|NSNS&utm_content=home&utm_medium=RSS&utm_source=NSNS) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:32:25 +0000
- [Nature](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01681-8) — 2026-08-10

### Business
- [Fox News Business](https://www.foxbusiness.com/fox-news-air-space/spacex-rocket-stage-slams-moon-5400-mph) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:01:49 GMT

### Technology
- [Hacker News](https://norbertkozsir.com/posts/work-in-the-second-dimension/) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:39:31 +0000
- [Hacker News](https://www.noemamag.com/why-is-everyone-in-tech-so-sad/) — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:42:27 +0000