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# What scientists can learn from debris crashing into the moon
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/moonshot-1785955681/
- Published: 2026-08-06T00:30:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T21:00:56.000Z
- Description: What scientists are learning after SpaceX debris crashed into the moon
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_40642e2f-16cc-4fbe-9595-e4a724752f70, #extra

A four-ton upper stage of a SpaceX rocket is believed to have hit the moon at 5,400 mph. The SpaceX rocket launched a pair of lunar landers last year, but the company’s scientists say a combination of solar activity and gravity put it on a collision course with the moon. Geoff Bennett discussed larger concerns about lunar litter with science correspondent Miles O’Brien.