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A rogue SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket upper stage is believed to have crashed into the moon, striking with a force equivalent to three tonnes of dynamite.The 4,000-kilogram piece of spacecraft carved out a fresh crater and sent a vast cloud of dust billowing above the Moon.Researchers had forecast the impact would occur at approximately 7.35am UK time.

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Despite predictions that a faint flash might be visible, amateur astrophotographers monitoring the event through telescopes reported no observable signs of the collision from Earth.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The incident was unintentional with SpaceX never planning for the spent rocket stage to hit the Moon.

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Nasa officials have emphasised that the crash posed absolutely no threat to Earth.The upper stage in question formed part of a Falcon 9 mission that lifted off in January 2025, ferrying a lunar lander towards the Moon's surface.

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While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.

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Piece of SpaceX rocket the size of a school bus crashes into the Moon

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