Part of a SpaceX rocket approximately the size of a bus slammed into the Moon as predicted, scientists said Wednesday, after a telescope in Chile captured evidence of a stream of debris. Scientists anticipated the Falcon 9 upper stage was going to strike the lunar surface at approximately 0635 GMT on Wednesday. - 'Space junk' -The Falcon 9 rocket from Elon Musk's SpaceX launched in January 2025 carrying two lunar landers. The rocket stage had been just one of tens of thousands of pieces of "space junk" orbiting Earth. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe Moon routinely weathers impact from space debris including meteoroids.