2026 Falcon 9 lunar collision: Difference between revisions
Created page with "On August 5 at 06:35 UTC, the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January 2025 is expected to impact the Moon near the Einstein Crater. It may create a visible impact flash and dust plume. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzMw6PWoIKA TDDS YouTube livestream" |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
On August 5 at 06:35 UTC, the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January 2025 is expected to impact the Moon near the Einstein Crater. It may create a visible impact flash and dust plume. | On August 5 at 06:35 UTC, the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January 2025 is expected to impact the Moon near the Einstein Crater. It may create a visible impact flash and dust plume. | ||
The stage is around the size of a five-storey building and weighs around 4,000 kg. | |||
Bill Gray, the astronomer that discovered the trajectory, predicts an impact crater about 17m wide.<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx25yn22l97o</ref> | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzMw6PWoIKA TDDS YouTube livestream] | |||
==References== | |||
Revision as of 02:24, 5 August 2026
On August 5 at 06:35 UTC, the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched in January 2025 is expected to impact the Moon near the Einstein Crater. It may create a visible impact flash and dust plume.
The stage is around the size of a five-storey building and weighs around 4,000 kg.
Bill Gray, the astronomer that discovered the trajectory, predicts an impact crater about 17m wide.[1]