Astronomer says rocket debris headed for moon is Chinese, not Spacex

The astronomer who claimed a SpaceX rocket was going to unintentionally hit the moon says he made a mistake, now saying the object is likely space junk from a Chinese rocket. — Florida Today via AP

An astronomer who claimed a piece of one of Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 booster rockets was going to slam into the moon in March has admitted making a mistake – he now says the hunk of space junk belongs to a Chinese rocket.

Bill Gray set the astronomy world abuzz when he made a very specific prediction about a moon impact on March 4, 2022.