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SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon after drifting off course
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage crashed into the moon after drifting for over a year, creating a fresh impact crater and a debris plume. The collision occurred around 11:35 a.m. PST, with scientists observing the resulting lunar surface changes.
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