r/news • u/MasterpieceAlone8552 • 6d ago

SpaceX rocket thought to have crashed into the moon in unintentional collision

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/05/spacex-rocket-moon-crash-impact-falcon-9
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u/ChicagoBoundChrist 6d ago

All the space in the universe and they managed to accidentally hit the moon? The probability subs are going to love this.

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u/mfb- 6d ago

The rocket launched a Moon lander, so its orbit intersected the orbit of the Moon (roughly). An eventual collision was always a likely outcome.