A four-tonne piece of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, measuring the size of a school bus, is on a collision course with the Moon. The object, which has been in orbit since last year, is expected to impact the lunar surface at approximately 8,690 km/h near the Einstein Crater. This unintentional crash is anticipated to create a plume of lunar dust, though it will likely be difficult to observe from Earth. AI
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