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4-ton, school-bus-size SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon at 5,400 mph after drifting through space for months. Here’s what scientists hope to learnA 4-ton SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage drifting through space since 2025 was expected to crash into the Moon at 5,400 mph, raising fresh ques...05 Aug, 2026, 04.51 PM IST- 3,900-kg SpaceX rocket to slam into the Moon on August 5: When and where to watch the rare impact from the US and Canada, why astronomers are tracking it and what happens nextA 3,900-kg SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage is set to slam into the Moon at around 2.43 km/s on August 5, creating a rare lunar impact that ast...03 Aug, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
- 9,000 kmph: SpaceX junk is about to punch a hole in the Moon. Why scientists are happyA piece of SpaceX rocket debris is set to crash into the Moon at nearly 9,000 kmph. Here's why scientists are interested in the impact and ...01 Aug, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
- A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moonA SpaceX rocket upper stage will crash into the moon on Wednesday. This event will create a crater and eject dust and rubble into space. Sc...31 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
- These nearly invisible crystals could rewrite what we know about the early Solar SystemMoon impact 3.5 billion years ago reveals hidden Solar System history through tiny mineral grains. The discovery shows asteroid bombardment...19 Jun, 2026, 10.01 PM IST
- China sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landingChina launched three astronauts to its space station. One astronaut will stay for a year, a record for the country. This mission supports C...24 May, 2026, 09.12 PM IST
- Digantara, Japanese startup join hands to create map of moon orbitDigantara, which is creating a 'Google Map' for the low earth orbit that is buzzing with thousands of satellites, has joined hands with Jap...05 Sep, 2025, 10.11 AM IST
- What happens if the moon takes a hit? Scientists brace for a possible asteroid collisionNASA Asteroid Alert: Scientists are watching asteroid 2024 YR4 closely after it was first spotted in late 2024. While it’s no longer on a c...31 Jul, 2025, 02.40 PM IST
- Asteroid 2024 YR4 may smash into moon, wipe out 10,000 satellites, and trigger meteor showers on earthAsteroid 2024 YR4: Scientists detected Asteroid 2024 YR4. It may hit the Moon. There is a 4% chance of impact. A collision could create a l...31 Jul, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
- Why scientists are still worried about Asteroid 2024 YR4 even though Earth is safeAsteroid 2024 YR4, initially considered a minor threat to Earth, is now being monitored for a potential Moon impact in 2032. While Earth is...14 Jul, 2025, 05.35 PM IST
- NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer set for launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket: Will it unlock Moon’s water secrets?NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer is set to launch on February 26 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. Built by Lockheed Marti...07 Feb, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
- The mystery of Earth’s Mini-Moon: Is it a lost piece of the lunar puzzle that might have drifted away?Astronomers now suggest that the small celestial body, initially dubbed Earth’s “mini-moon” 2024 PT5, might be a lunar fragment. Discovered...29 Jan, 2025, 06.20 PM IST
- ISRO checking space enthusiast's claim that Chandrayaan-2's rover Pragyan is intact on MoonSpace enthusiast Shanmuga Subramanian, who found the debris of India's moonlander Vikram, said on Saturday that Chandrayaan-2's rover Pragy...02 Aug, 2020, 07.06 PM IST
- Not rocket science, just observation: Chennai techie Shanmuga SubramanianThe 33-year-old, who hails from Madurai, woke up to an email from Nasa confirming that the American space agency has confirmed Vikram lande...04 Dec, 2019, 11.05 AM IST
- Moon gets a 'makeover' every 81,000 years: StudyCrater counts and radiometric ages from returned samples help derive age estimates for unsampled units on the Moon and other Solar System o...13 Oct, 2016, 01.00 PM IST
- Moon engulfed in permanent, lopsided dust cloudAstronomers said the dust cloud increases in density when annual events like the Geminids meteor shower spew shooting stars.18 Jun, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
- Moon's most unusual volcano more massive than thoughtLead author and Durham University PhD student Jack Wilson said he was surprised by the gigantic scale of the explosion.19 Mar, 2015, 05.17 PM IST
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