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SpaceX rocket stage crashes into the Moon

Scientists at the European Southern Observatory in Chile have confirmed the impact of a SpaceX rocket stage on the Moon, discovering specific spectral lines in the process.

6 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

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Researchers at the European Southern Observatory in Chile have detected the impact of a part of a SpaceX rocket on the Moon. The scientists reported that they observed so-called spectral lines using several linked telescopes.

These observations confirm that the impact occurred as previously predicted. However, according to the researchers, an image of the impact is still pending, leaving this an open element of the investigation.

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