08/22/2026
A SpaceX Rocket Just Hit The Moon at 5,400 mph - New Crater Found at Einstein Crater
A SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage, weighing 4 tonnes (4000kg) - the size of a five-storey building - has just slammed into the Moon at 5400 mph (8700 km/h).
The impact occurred at Einstein Crater on the Moon's western limb, creating a new crater 60ft wide and 12ft deep (30m x 5m).
According to data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission (Jan 2025) and South Korea's KPLO / Danuri orbiter (KARI), the collision generated a massive plume 75km high, visible from lunar orbit, with an explosive energy equivalent to 3 tons of TNT.
BEFORE 15:01 KST and AFTER 17:01 KST images confirm the fresh impact site. Because the Moon has no atmosphere, there is no danger to Earth.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) will soon image the site for confirmation.
SIMULATION: Visuals are a realistic reconstruction based on orbital data and physics models. Not actual live footage.