SpaceX Rocket Debris to Crash Into Moon

Kathmandu. An unused piece of a SpaceX rocket, moving through space at a speed of about 2.43 kilometers per second, is set to collide with the moon. This is the upper part of a Falcon 9 spacecraft, the size of a five-story building and weighing at least 4,000 kilograms. According to NASA, this collision is estimated to occur around 12:30 PM. Experts say this event will not be visible to the naked eye from Earth. Those with access to advanced telescopes will be able to see a bright flash spread across the lunar surface. This event poses no threat to Earth. Scientists view this as an opportunity to study what happens when an object collides with the moon. The story began last January when the Falcon 9 rocket, carrying two lunar landers, launched from Florida into space. The upper part of the rocket had to provide the thrust to send both landers out of Earth's orbit and on their way to the moon, which it successfully did. However, the used upper part remained adrift in a long elliptical orbit that would take it to the moon and back. Over the past 18 months, the slight gravitational pull of the Earth, moon, and sun, along with the gentle push of sunlight, has gradually altered its path. Astronomers continuously monitoring the object have finally discovered that these small pushes have caused it to accelerate day by day, heading for a major collision with the moon. Experts say this collision between the adrift SpaceX rocket and the moon will not be dangerous anywhere, including Earth. NASA spokesperson Jimmy Russell stated that NASA will continue to observe the impact area for scientific purposes. He said, 'There is no threat to Earth.' NASA scientists plan to collect data about the moon from this event and further refine the technology for tracking objects in space. Dr. Matt Bothwell, a public astronomer at Cambridge University, said, 'A very large object is colliding with the moon. It is not dangerous at all; we can only observe this spectacle.'