Claims: Space junk punched a new hole in the moon. It’s not ours to abuse | Moriba Jah
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- title: Space junk punched a new hole in the moon. It’s not ours to abuse | Moriba Jah Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/31/space-junk-moon-hole Source
- summary: The space industry treats the sky as a place to dump what it no longer wants. We must develop a new model of accountability On 5 August, a piece of a derelict SpaceX rocket traveling at 5,400 miles an hour met with the moon and punched a fresh hole into it near Einstein Crater . Astronomers were thrilled. The European Southern Observatory caught sodium and lithium flaring in the debris plume and called it a bonus. The media called it a light show. Nobody was physically hurt, so nobody is respons… Source
- published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 10:00:24 GMT Source