A moon crash, water hacks and a new mRNA flu shot

月陨撞击,水黑客行动,以及新型mRNA流感疫苗

Science Quickly

2026-08-10

14 分钟
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A wayward SpaceX rocket crashes into the moon, offering scientists a rare chance to study a lunar impact, while cyberattacks targeting U.S. water utilities raise concerns about critical infrastructure security. We also unpack the record-breaking Cyclospora outbreak driving shoppers to farmers markets and explore the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first mRNA-based flu vaccine. Recommended Reading: A SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon—scientists will be watching Elon Musk reveals SpaceX plans to build satellite factories on the moon In a first, U.S. approves powerful new mRNA vaccine for flu Cyclospora outbreak tied to two deaths as parasite-borne illness continues to rage Join our Summer Reading Challenge  E-mail us at sciencequickly@sciam.com if you have any questions, comments or ideas for stories we should cover! Discover something new everyday: subscribe to Scientific American and sign up for Today in Science, our daily newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Happy Monday, listeners.

  • For Scientific American Science Quickly, I'm Rachel Feltman.

  • You're listening to our weekly science news roundup.

  • Let's start on the moon, where a SpaceX rocket crashed into the surface early last Wednesday morning.

  • This was an accident, but it didn't catch scientists by surprise.

  • And it hopefully won't be a useless collision.

  • Here to tell us more is Scientific American's breaking news chief, Claire Cameron.

  • Thanks for joining us, Claire.

  • Happy to be here.

  • So this piece of rocket was supposedly going to hit the moon.

  • Did it do so?