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A piece of space junk the size of a school bus is barreling straight toward the moon

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Updated February 15, 2022

Deepa Shivaram

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifted off in Florida in Feb. 2015, on its way to send the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite into space. But seven years later, part of the rocket left behind in space is hurtling straight toward the moon. (AP)

This article was originally published on February 02, 2022.

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A piece of space junk the size of a school bus is barreling straight toward the moon

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