SpaceX rocket set to crash into the moon; Science world awaits rare moment

 

 

A useless SpaceX rocket part is set to crash into the moon's surface. Astronomers around the world are waiting for this rare phenomenon, which may be seen live through telescopes from Earth.

The second stage of SpaceX's 'Falcon 9' rocket, launched into space in January 2025, is set to crash into the moon. According to calculations by independent astronomer Bill Gray, it will hit the moon directly on August 5 (time is after noon today, Indian time). The rocket part will hit the sunlit side of the moon at a speed of 2.43 kilometers per second.

The impact of the collision may send more than one million kilograms of rock and dust into the atmosphere. This may last for several minutes. There may be a small flash of light at the moment of impact, but it will be difficult to see since it is daytime on the Moon. It is best viewed from the US, Canada, the Caribbean and South American countries.

This is not the first time that man-made objects have hit the Moon. NASA and the European Space Agency have landed probes on the Moon in the past. But with more astronauts set to go to the Moon in the future, scientists aim to study whether such impacts and the resulting dust clouds pose any threat to space stations and astronauts' clothing.