SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon after 18 months adrift

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An upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the Moon near the Einstein crater after drifting for 18 months. NASA stated the impact was unplanned but safe, posing no risk to Earth or ongoing lunar missions. The collision highlights challenges of space debris management in lunar orbit.

The upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket struck the lunar surface on Wednesday near the Einstein crater, in an unplanned impact that NASA described as safe and posing no risk to Earth or to missions operating on the Moon.