What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?

A huge chunk of abandoned Space X rocket is thought to have crashed into the moon - forming a wide crater on the lunar surface.

A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the moon as predicted on Wednesday, scientists reported, after drifting off course for the past year.

The Falcon 9 craft was supposed to return to Earth but got pulled into a lunar orbit.

While there is not yet official confirmation that the Falcon 9 upper stage struck the lunar surface, it had been expected to make impact at approximately 0635 GMT

Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket weighing four tonnes will hit the lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles per hour

Space experts say there is no danger to Earth

A SpaceX rocket weighing more than 8,000 pounds is set to hit the moon Wednesday in a rare man-made collision with the lunar surface. CBS News' Mark Strassmann has the story.

Although the impact will create a plume of lunar dust, experts say it poses no danger to Earth and is unlikely to be visible without specialized telescopes.

The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists are keen to observe.

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Our satellite has endured countless blows over millions of years - and astronomers think this one could be a useful accident.

The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon on Wednesday, carving out a crater and sending up a plume of dust and rubble that scientists — and skygazers — are eager to observe