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Discarded SpaceX rocket to crash on Moon early Wednesday

Headline from News Nation Now, on the newest of 2 developments

The upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket will be traveling at 5,400 miles per hour when the collision occurs.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. An abandoned SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon

    Headline from Astronomy Magazine ·

  2. Newest

    Discarded SpaceX rocket to crash on Moon early Wednesday

    Headline from News Nation Now ·

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. Astronomy Magazine

    An abandoned SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon (opens Astronomy Magazine)

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    Astronomy Magazine's feed description

    In the early hours of Aug. 5 (UTC), an abandoned SpaceX rocket stage is expected to slam into the Moon at around 5,406 miles per hour (8,700 km/h). Launched in January 2025, the rocket sent two commercial lunar landers toward Earth’s nearest neighbor.

  2. ABC News

    A piece of a SpaceX rocket is about to hit the moon (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    A discarded Falcon 9 rocket will collide with the moon at 5,400 miles per hour.

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    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.

  4. The Guardian

    Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moon (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Scientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on Wednesday A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago.

  5. New York Post

    SpaceX ship to smash into the moon next week — and the blast could be visible from Earth (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The unplanned lunar landing will provide scientists with critical research into future potential threats on the moon.

  6. Quartz

    A discarded SpaceX rocket is about to slam into the moon at 5,400 mph (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    The upper stage will strike near Einstein crater at 5,400 mph, carving a crater and sending up a plume scientists hope to study

  7. Jalopnik

    SpaceX Junk Is Set To Slam Into Moon At 5,400 MPH (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    NASA is planning to take before-and-after shots of the 90-foot-wide impact crater with its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

  8. HuffPost

    Out-Of-Control SpaceX Rocket To Slam Into Moon At 5,400 MPH (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday.

  9. Just the News

    SpaceX rocket expected to crash into moon, creating new crater (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Astronomers and skywatchers are hoping to witness the collision and the plume of material blasted into space, Reuters reports

  10. News Nation Now

    Discarded SpaceX rocket to crash on Moon early Wednesday (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    The upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket will be traveling at 5,400 miles per hour when the collision occurs.

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