Aerospace & Spaceflight Four-Ton SpaceX Falcon 9 Hits Moon, Telescope Detects Sodium and Lithium David WhitakerAugust 12, 2026August 12, 20260 A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage weighing about 4,000 kilograms struck the Moon at approximately 06:35 UTC on August…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA Moon Orbiter Hunts for Crater After SpaceX Stage Impact David WhitakerAugust 6, 2026August 6, 20260 An uncontrolled rocket-stage collision has handed lunar scientists a rare observation opportunity and a reminder that tracking and disposing of…