An independent astronomer predicts a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage will crash into the moon on Aug. 5, 2026, after orbiting Earth for a year.

While there is no immediate danger, this crash highlights that space junk is increasingly expanding out of lower-Earth orbit ...

A Falcon 9 upper stage has been stuck in a highly elliptical Earth orbit for over a year—and now it's on a collision course with the Moon.

Aug. 5 could see the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that launched in early 2025 crash into the moon. Here’s why — and what ...

Expected lunar impact however said to underscore critical lack of debris management rules as US, Chinese and private moon ...

A 45-foot-tall piece of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in 2025 is now on a collision course with the Moon, set to strike the lunar surface at nearly seven times the speed of sound. But with no atmosphere ...

A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage from a 2025 lunar mission is predicted to collide with the moon on August 5, 2026, ...