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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket piece, weighing four tons, became space junk and slammed into the moon at 5,400 mph—confirmed by telescopes spotting a debris cloud. This isn’t new: China’s rocket did the same in 2022, and experts suspect more crashes have gone unnoticed. As NASA and SpaceX gear up for lunar missions like Artemis, this growing “lunar litter” is a major concern. Scientists detected sodium and lithium trails from the impact near Einstein Crater, and NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter will soon snap photos. With more missions on the horizon, leaving behind debris that stirs up dust across hundreds of miles won’t be acceptable anymore.

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