A SpaceX rocket upper stage, launched over a year ago, is set to slam into the moon’s near side on Wednesday — not by design, but due to orbital drift. Scientists are excited: the 3-ton-TNT blast will create a 90-foot crater and a visible dust cloud, offering rare data on lunar surface impacts and space debris risks. Missions like NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and South Korea’s Danuri will capture before-and-after images, with Danuri even flying close minutes before impact. This isn’t the first accidental lunar crash — a Chinese rocket did it in 2022 — but as lunar missions from the US, China, and private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin multiply, avoiding orbital chaos is becoming a critical challenge for space exploration.
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