{"id":2640965,"date":"2026-08-05T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T16:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-rocket-collides-with-moon-at-5400-mph\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:02:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:02:31","slug":"spacex-rocket-collides-with-moon-at-5400-mph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spacex-rocket-collides-with-moon-at-5400-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX Rocket Collides with Moon at 5,400 MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspacex-rocket-collides-with-moon-at-5400-mph%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640965&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster,weighing 8,800 pounds and launched in January 2025,crashed into the moon early Wednesday at about 2:35 a.m., traveling at approximately 5,400 mph. The impact created a crater roughly 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep, scattering dust and rock. Even though the collision was too distant and small to see directly, it produced gases like sodium and lithium detectable by telescopes, providing scientists with valuable data about the moon\u2019s surface composition and possibly water ice beneath the surface. NASA plans to capture before-and-after images of the impact site via the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, expected within a week. Experts note that impacts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defense-department-says-it-has-received-200-reports-of-ufo-sightings-in-eight-month-span\/\" title=\"Defense Department receives 200 UFO sighting reports in 8 months.\">man-made objects<\/a> on the moon are scientifically beneficial, helping improve understanding of lunar geology and impact processes. the event drew commentary and jokes on social media, emphasizing that, in the current era of space debris, such impacts are minor and informative rather than harmful.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A SpaceX rocket booster slammed into the moon early Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The 8,800-pound Falcon 9 rocket booster had been floating about in space since January 2025, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/spacex-rocket-moon-collision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >45-foot-long booster rocket hit<\/a> the moon at about 2:35 a.m. Wednesday while going 5,400 mph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause the moon has no atmosphere to slow incoming objects, it is struck by meteoroids daily,\u201d NASA noted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/commercial-space\/nasa-will-attempt-to-observe-rocket-parts-lunar-impact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman on rockets crashing into the moon: \u201cIt\u2019s not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IiNt7PdM2V\">pic.twitter.com\/IiNt7PdM2V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/atrupar\/status\/2084992140103372843?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-trek-actress-nichelle-nichols-ashes-headed-for-solar-orbit\/\" title=\"\u2018Star Trek\u2019 actress Nichelle Nichols\u2019 ashes headed for solar orbit\">rocket stage<\/a> is expected to create a crater about 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep and throw dust and rock outward as ejecta,\u201d NASA wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor comparison, a meteoroid with the same energy as the upper stage hits the Moon about every six days, so the lunar surface is constantly absorbing impacts with the same force,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the disturbance, observing impacts gives scientists valuable insight by revealing how ejecta plumes behave, helping to understand the Moon\u2019s geology and refine models that guide future exploration and science missions,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A few hours ago\u2026 very early Wednesday morning an upper stage of a falcon 9 SpaceX rocket left over from a 2025 launch crashed into our moon. It was ~size of a school bus &#038; ~ 4 tons. It was traveling ~5,400 mph. No real video as of yet is showing good details at time of impact.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jPiVMlwbl\">pic.twitter.com\/3jPiVMlwbl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 North_ (@North_1982) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/North_1982\/status\/2084964763059318984?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although the impact was too far away and too small to be seen, Carl Schmidt, a planetary scientist at Boston University\u2019s Center for Space Physics, said a plume of sodium and lithium gas was observed by the Very Large Telescope in Chile, suggesting that the impact took place as expected, per CBS News.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Schmidt said that he believes analyzing that data will help determine how much water ice was below the surface at the impact site.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A study about the booster\u2019s collision with the moon estimated the impact would have the force of about 2.8 tons of TNT.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A spent SpaceX rocket stage is about to slam into the moon, and scientists are lining up to study the impact.<\/p>\n<p>Most companies create press releases.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk creates craters on another world. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TlimkxFp4E\">pic.twitter.com\/TlimkxFp4E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gunther Eagleman\u2122 (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/2084767105396687343?\">August 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NASA said that it hopes to take before-and-after images of the rare impact of a man-made object with the moon with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, but indicated it might be a week before those images arrive on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat has happened \u200cis essentially \u2060a mixture of solar activity and gravity forces have put it on a path toward the moon,\u201d Julianna Scheiman, SpaceX director of NASA science and Dragon programs, said Monday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/science\/piece-spacex-rocket-will-crash-into-moon-wednesday-2026-08-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FYI, until we have some sort of continuous human presence on the moon, spacecraft crashing into it is extremely beneficial for science and not harmful whatsoever. Derelict spacecraft gouging a small crater in a sterile planetary body is a non-issue. It\u2019s also been happening for\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew McCarthy (@AJamesMcCarthy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AJamesMcCarthy\/status\/2084914587065860204?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  \u201cThis may be of some \u2014 probably minor \u2014 scientific interest, and we may learn some things from it,\u201d Bill Gray, a creator of widely used astronomy software, said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The 8,800-pound Falcon 9 stage, measuring 45 feet long, struck the lunar surface at approximately 2:35 a.m. while traveling at 5,400 mph. NASA noted that without an atmosphere, the moon is hit by meteoroids daily. NASA also estimated the impact created a crater roughly 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep, ejecting dust and rocks outward. Despite being too distant to see directly, observations from Chile\u2019s Very Large Telescope detected gas plumes indicating the impact occurred as expected. Scientists believe analyzing this data could reveal information about subsurface water ice. The collision&#8217;s force was comparable to about 2.8 tons of TNT. NASA plans to capture before-and-after images with its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter but may take a week for those to be available. 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