Piece of SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon, prompting scientists to study findings

Name: Piece of SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon, prompting scientists to study findings
Uploaded: 2026-08-05T06:57:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 24 s
Description: After launching 18 months ago, a piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. Scientists are now studying the impact to learn more about how the moon responds to high-speed collisions. Josh Sanders has the latest from the Pulse Desk.

After launching 18 months ago, a piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. Scientists are now studying the impact to learn more about how the moon responds to high-speed collisions. Josh Sanders has the latest from the Pulse Desk.