Rocket To Crash Into Moon On March 4. China Says "Not Ours"

Astronomers initially thought the wayward object was a chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago

China on Monday denied responsibility for a rocket set to slam into the Moon, after experts said the piece of space junk likely came from Beijing's lunar exploration programme.

Astronomers initially thought the wayward object was a chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission.

But it is now believed to be the booster for the Chang'e 5-T1, launched in 2014 as part of the Chinese space agency's lunar exploration programme.

The rocket is expected to crash into the far side of the moon on March 4.