As predicted, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has slammed into the surface of the moon, and now we have photographic evidence of the crash site. This was the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, launched back in January 2025—not one of the reusable first stages that are able to return to Earth. From the images that have been published so far, the moon has a new pockmark measuring an estimated 100 feet wide and 16 feet deep. BRACE FOR IMPACT: SpaceX’s rocket hit the moon close to the Einstein crater. According to SpaceX, “a mixture of solar activity and gravity forces” sent the Falcon 9 second stage toward the moon.