The European Southern Observatory said that its Very Large Telescope in Chile observed signs that the wreckage of a “Falcon 9” rocket abandoned by the US Space Exploration Technology Company hit the moon in the early morning of the 5th EST. According to a Reuters report, the impact occurred at around 2:35 EST on the 5th. At that time, few spacecraft orbiting the moon were unable to capture close images of the impact, but the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope captured weak light traces from the impact. A European Southern Observatory spokesperson told Reuters: “We can confirm that after the impact occurred, the telescope detected spectral lines of sodium and lithium gas in the impact plume, which lasted about 5 to 10 minutes.” The Associated Press quoted Boston University astronomer Carl Schmidt as saying that he was “100% sure” that his team observed signs of an impact. “We have no images of the impact, but we can expect telescopic evidence.”

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