https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/an-old-falcon-9-rock...
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TL;DR: there was a falcon 9 rocket that launched something in 2015, far away to a LaGrange point, but after completing mission, could not come back to earth and is floating near the moon and will strike it on ~March 4th.
I guess bookmark the date and let's wait and see if some science can pop out of it.
"After 7 years, a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage is on course to hit the Moon"
Deference has nothing to do with it, The Guardian's title is just optimized for clickbait. An out of control rocket on a collision course with the moon paints a vaguely described but exciting picture about a disastrous scenario where there is none and we should avoid sharing such headlines when better ones exist, especially if the original it links to didn't have that issue.
If the original source is easily available online, and in English, then I would much rather read THAT, than read a second hand report based on it.
Lol.
Eric Berger is one of the most notable space and launch journalists, if not the one. Whoever is covering space news should at least be aware of that, leave alone not referring to him as a “meteorologist.” Meaning that the Guardian article was drafted by someone who is not exactly well-versed in the domain area.
So, yeah, Ars version would certainly be a better choice here as the source.
