What scientists are learning after SpaceX debris crashed into the moon

A four-ton upper stage of a SpaceX rocket is believed to have crashed into the moon at a speed of 5,400 mph. The rocket had originally launched a pair of lunar landers prior to the impact.

According to company scientists, a combination of solar activity and gravitational forces altered the trajectory of the rocket stage, placing it on a collision course with the lunar surface.

The event has provided scientists with an opportunity to study the effects and implications of space debris impacts on the moon.