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SpaceX rocket debris set for high-speed lunar impact

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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

RANK_REASON The item describes a space debris event impacting a celestial body, which falls under research/astronomy news. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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SpaceX rocket debris set for high-speed lunar impact

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Piece of SpaceX rocket to crash into moon at high speed

    A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early on Wednesday morning. The school bus-sized object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from Firefly Aerospace towards the moo…

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