SpaceX rocket segment to crash into the moon: What happened? - Al Jazeera

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A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It

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Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted - AP News.

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Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted AP NewsNew crater likely to form after SpaceX rocket slams into the moon CNNAbandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater KOMONASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part's Lunar Impact NASA (.gov)What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

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Although amateur and professional astronomers pointed their telescopes at the impact site, there were no obvious signs of a collision — at least not yet.

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Abandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater - WPEC.

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Abandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater WPECNew crater likely to form after SpaceX rocket slams into the moon CNNScientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted KCRANASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part's Lunar Impact NASA (.gov)What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

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Al JazeeraNew crater likely to form after SpaceX rocket slams into the moon cnn.comNASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part's Lunar Impact NASA (.gov)SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision The GuardianScientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted Toronto Star

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A: A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It

B: Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted - AP News.

negation mismatch

A: A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It

B: Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted AP NewsNew crater likely to form after SpaceX rocket slams into the moon CNNAbandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater KOMONASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part's Lunar Impact NASA (.gov)What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

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A: A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It

B: Abandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater - WPEC.

negation mismatch

A: A Four-Ton SpaceX Rocket Stage Hit the Moon, but No One Saw It

B: Abandoned SpaceX rocket slams into moon at 5,400 mph, carving new crater WPECNew crater likely to form after SpaceX rocket slams into the moon CNNScientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted KCRANASA Will Attempt to Observe Rocket Part's Lunar Impact NASA (.gov)What can scientists learn from a stray SpaceX rocket hitting the Moon?

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**** A SpaceX rocket stage, weighing four tons and traveling at 5,400 mph, crashed into the moon as predicted. Amateur astronomers spotted the impact but did not immediately notice it due to its low visibility. **