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A SpaceX Rocket Stage Likely Hit the Moon — the First Evidence Is a Plume of Gas, Not a Photo

By Plainly Now News Desk · Published August 3, 2026 · Updated August 5, 2026
Photo of SpaceX Falcon

A discarded SpaceX rocket stage was due to slam into the Moon at about 2:35 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.

Categories Technology Tags Benjamin Fernando, Impact, Lowell Discovery Telescope, Moon, New Mexico, Spacex Rocket, Very Large Telescope
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