A rocket from Elon Musk's company, traveling at 8,700 km/h, crashed into the lunar surface today, according to infohub.kz.
According to the BBC, the SpaceX rocket debris hit the Moon after more than 18 months in space. Many global media outlets and scientists followed the event live.
Scientists report the object was moving at about 2.43 km/s, equivalent to 8,700 km/h.
The suspected Falcon 9 rocket part that struck the Moon is the upper stage (the one that doesn't return to Earth for landing), roughly the size of a five-story building. The collision resulted from the subtle effects of gravity and sunlight after SpaceX launched two US-Japanese lunar landers in January 2025, the outlet reports.
NASA insists the impact poses no threat to Earth, while astronomers await the chance to see the crash site to study any debris created by the collision.
Some scientists warn that humanity should be concerned about the accumulation of space junk and the consequences these impacts could have for future space exploration.