According to Agence France-Presse on August 5, the wreckage of an American Space Exploration Technology Company rocket is believed to have hit the moon that day. Although there is currently no official information confirming that the upper stage of the “Falcon 9” rocket hit the surface of the moon, the estimated impact time is around 6:35 GMT. NASA, its lunar survey orbiter, and the South Korean pathfinder lunar orbital probe originally planned to take images of the scene after the impact, but it may take several days to obtain relevant information. According to an AFP report earlier, the upper stage of the “Falcon 9” rocket hit near the Einstein Ring in the northern hemisphere of the moon at a speed of about 5,400 miles/hour. This collision will not pose a danger to Earth, but it will leave behind a lunar crater. NASA spokesman Jimmy Russell said in a statement on the 4th: “Earth is not in danger.”

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