What will happen when a SpaceX rocket collides with the Moon?0

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• August 4, 2026

The impending collision – predicted to happen at about 02:35 EDT (06:35 GMT) on Wednesday – is expected to captivate astronomers, both amateur and professional. “It’s something really huge smashing into the Moon. It’s not remotely dangerous, we can just watch the show,” says Dr Matt Bothwell, public astronomer at the University of Cambridge. “It’s