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Japanese Moon Lander Crash and Trump’s NASA Nominee Withdrawal
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In today's episode, we delve into the crash of Japan's Resilience Moon Lander and its implications for private space exploration. We also discuss President Trump's unexpected withdrawal of Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA Administrator, exploring the political and scientific ramifications. Plus, we uncover the discovery of a giant exoplanet orbiting a small star, challenging existing planetary formation theories. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News Radio.
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/japanese-spacecraft-goes-dark-during-attempted-moon-landing-its-payload-would-have-been-a-world-first
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/japaneses-resilience-lander-crashes-on-the-moon/
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/05/live-coverage-ispace-makes-second-attempt-at-historic-moon-landing/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/private-japanese-lunar-lander-ispace-moon-far-north-resilience-tenacious/
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/japanese-company-ispace-will-attempt-historic-moon-landing-on-june-5
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/a-second-lunar-landing-failure-for-ispace/
https://www.ainvest.com/news/japan-ispace-lunar-landing-failure-crossroads-commercial-space-risk-resilience-2506/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrFJDbn8A7E&vl=hi
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/whats-flying-to-the-moon-on-ispaces-resilience-lunar-lander
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/05/31/president-trump-withdraws-isaacman-nomination-for-nasa-administrator-days-before-senate-confirmation-vote/
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/31/trump-nasa-nomination-pulled-00378805
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/jared-isaacman-out-as-nasa-administrator-nominee/
https://eos.org/research-and-developments/trump-withdraws-nomination-for-nasa-administrator
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/snub-musks-nasa-nominee-ally-preceded-sudden-big-beautiful-bill-criticism-trump-feud
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/giant-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/giant-exoplanet-low-mass-star-toi-6894-13960.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star-toi-6894/
https://economictimes.com/news/international/us/whats-toi-6894b-that-just-showed-up-around-a-dwarf-star-only-2-5-times-its-size-heres-why-thats-weird/articleshow/121690420.cms
https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/ginormous-planet-discovered-around-tiny-red-star-challenges-our-understanding-of-solar-systems
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Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/japanese-spacecraft-goes-dark-during-attempted-moon-landing-its-payload-would-have-been-a-world-first
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/japaneses-resilience-lander-crashes-on-the-moon/
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/05/live-coverage-ispace-makes-second-attempt-at-historic-moon-landing/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/private-japanese-lunar-lander-ispace-moon-far-north-resilience-tenacious/
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/japanese-company-ispace-will-attempt-historic-moon-landing-on-june-5
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/a-second-lunar-landing-failure-for-ispace/
https://www.ainvest.com/news/japan-ispace-lunar-landing-failure-crossroads-commercial-space-risk-resilience-2506/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrFJDbn8A7E&vl=hi
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/whats-flying-to-the-moon-on-ispaces-resilience-lunar-lander
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/05/31/president-trump-withdraws-isaacman-nomination-for-nasa-administrator-days-before-senate-confirmation-vote/
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/31/trump-nasa-nomination-pulled-00378805
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/jared-isaacman-out-as-nasa-administrator-nominee/
https://eos.org/research-and-developments/trump-withdraws-nomination-for-nasa-administrator
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/snub-musks-nasa-nominee-ally-preceded-sudden-big-beautiful-bill-criticism-trump-feud
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/giant-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/giant-exoplanet-low-mass-star-toi-6894-13960.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star-toi-6894/
https://economictimes.com/news/international/us/whats-toi-6894b-that-just-showed-up-around-a-dwarf-star-only-2-5-times-its-size-heres-why-thats-weird/articleshow/121690420.cms
https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/ginormous-planet-discovered-around-tiny-red-star-challenges-our-understanding-of-solar-systems
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In today's episode, we delve into the crash of Japan's Resilience Moon Lander and its implications for private space exploration. We also discuss President Trump's unexpected withdrawal of Jared Isaacman's nomination for NASA Administrator, exploring the political and scientific ramifications. Plus, we uncover the discovery of a giant exoplanet orbiting a small star, challenging existing planetary formation theories. Join us for these stories and more on Simply News Radio.
Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/japanese-spacecraft-goes-dark-during-attempted-moon-landing-its-payload-would-have-been-a-world-first
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/japaneses-resilience-lander-crashes-on-the-moon/
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/05/live-coverage-ispace-makes-second-attempt-at-historic-moon-landing/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/private-japanese-lunar-lander-ispace-moon-far-north-resilience-tenacious/
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/japanese-company-ispace-will-attempt-historic-moon-landing-on-june-5
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/a-second-lunar-landing-failure-for-ispace/
https://www.ainvest.com/news/japan-ispace-lunar-landing-failure-crossroads-commercial-space-risk-resilience-2506/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrFJDbn8A7E&vl=hi
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/whats-flying-to-the-moon-on-ispaces-resilience-lunar-lander
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/05/31/president-trump-withdraws-isaacman-nomination-for-nasa-administrator-days-before-senate-confirmation-vote/
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/31/trump-nasa-nomination-pulled-00378805
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/jared-isaacman-out-as-nasa-administrator-nominee/
https://eos.org/research-and-developments/trump-withdraws-nomination-for-nasa-administrator
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/snub-musks-nasa-nominee-ally-preceded-sudden-big-beautiful-bill-criticism-trump-feud
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/giant-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/giant-exoplanet-low-mass-star-toi-6894-13960.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star-toi-6894/
https://economictimes.com/news/international/us/whats-toi-6894b-that-just-showed-up-around-a-dwarf-star-only-2-5-times-its-size-heres-why-thats-weird/articleshow/121690420.cms
https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/ginormous-planet-discovered-around-tiny-red-star-challenges-our-understanding-of-solar-systems
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Sources:
https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/japanese-spacecraft-goes-dark-during-attempted-moon-landing-its-payload-would-have-been-a-world-first
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/japaneses-resilience-lander-crashes-on-the-moon/
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/06/05/live-coverage-ispace-makes-second-attempt-at-historic-moon-landing/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/private-japanese-lunar-lander-ispace-moon-far-north-resilience-tenacious/
https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/japanese-company-ispace-will-attempt-historic-moon-landing-on-june-5
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/a-second-lunar-landing-failure-for-ispace/
https://www.ainvest.com/news/japan-ispace-lunar-landing-failure-crossroads-commercial-space-risk-resilience-2506/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrFJDbn8A7E&vl=hi
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/whats-flying-to-the-moon-on-ispaces-resilience-lunar-lander
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/05/31/president-trump-withdraws-isaacman-nomination-for-nasa-administrator-days-before-senate-confirmation-vote/
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/31/trump-nasa-nomination-pulled-00378805
https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/jared-isaacman-out-as-nasa-administrator-nominee/
https://eos.org/research-and-developments/trump-withdraws-nomination-for-nasa-administrator
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/snub-musks-nasa-nominee-ally-preceded-sudden-big-beautiful-bill-criticism-trump-feud
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/giant-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/giant-exoplanet-low-mass-star-toi-6894-13960.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star-toi-6894/
https://economictimes.com/news/international/us/whats-toi-6894b-that-just-showed-up-around-a-dwarf-star-only-2-5-times-its-size-heres-why-thats-weird/articleshow/121690420.cms
https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/ginormous-planet-discovered-around-tiny-red-star-challenges-our-understanding-of-solar-systems
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