Russia’s Luna-25 space craft ‘ceased to exist’ after colliding with the Moon.

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft

, Roscosmos, Russia’s state-run space corporation, announced today. In a statement, the organization reported that the lander “ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon.” It would’ve been the country’s first Moon landing since 1976.

Luna-25 entered orbit around the Moon last week, and was meant to orbit for just five days before landing on Monday,…