https://origin.kidsnews.com.au/space/spacex-rocket-crashes-into-the-moon-carves-out-new-crater/news-story/6baed22c6f683b43ab2c13f96cda35c4KidsNewsen2026-08-06T19:00:00+10:00SpaceX rocket smashes into moonthe United Nations,space.The Earth,more details,a mixture,5-10 minutes,its remaining fuel,tracked objects,–,Picture,’s Chandrayaan-2 lander,legally binding international laws,a physicist,orbit,attempted moon landings,inevitable,just over four tonnes,a SpaceX rocket,Einstein Crater,Israeli spacecraft Beresheet,Indian Space Research Organisation,impact,The incident,spectral lines,morning,AP,their space objects,European Southern Observatory,my mind,Lunar impacts,millions,Microscopic tardigrades,another world.Scientists,international media agency,Dr McDowell,a pair,uncontrolled space junk.Earlier,a rare chance,teeny,the lunar soil,the ESO,similar impacts,US time.The European Southern Observatory,a brand new crater,missions,debris humanity,the spotlight,“sodium* and lithium* gas,the Falcon 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