A discarded upper stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has likely impacted the Moon near the Einstein Crater on its far side, scientists said. The collision was estimated around 12:05 pm IST, with confirmation awaited from orbital imagery. The object was the rocket’s second stage, which had remained in space after completing its mission.
A discarded upper stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has likely impacted the Moon’s surface, with scientists tracking the collision near the Einstein Crater on the lunar far side. The event is estimated to have occurred at approximately 12:05 pm IST (2.35am EDT), though official confirmation is still pending as space agencies analyse fresh orbital imagery.
According to preliminary tracking data, the object’s trajectory had been predicted with remarkable precision, narrowing the impact window to within seconds and a few hundred metres. Observations from lunar orbiters in the coming days are expected to confirm the exact impact site.
What exactly hit the Moon?
The object was not an intact rocket but the Falcon 9’s upper stage - the second segment responsible for carrying payloads into higher orbits after the first stage separates and returns to Earth.
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