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Coverage dated July 31, 2026

A discarded rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

Headline from News Center Maine

The high-speed impact with the moon will carve out a crater and send up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists and skygazers are eager to observe.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    FILE – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Jan. 15, 2025.

  2. WFLA

    Discarded SpaceX rocket on high-speed collision course with the moon (opens WFLA)

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    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago. The rocket's upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that…

  3. News Center Maine

    A discarded rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon (opens News Center Maine)

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    News Center Maine's feed description

    The high-speed impact with the moon will carve out a crater and send up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists and skygazers are eager to observe.

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