The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching.

A drifting SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after launching a pair of lunar landers more than a year ago.

A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will strike the Moon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, creating a debris plume that may be visible ...

On Aug. 5, a SpaceX rocket will hit the Moon near Einstein Crater, giving scientists valuable data on crater formation and ...

After the Chicxulub impact 66 million years ago, trillions of tonnes of rock vapour was launched into space before falling ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage will slam into the Moon near Einstein crater on August 5, 2026 at 5,400 mph, giving scientists rare impact data.

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes captured imagery of the aftermath from ...

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A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch. By Hiroko Tabuchi See more of our coverage in your ...