EPISODE · Jun 8, 2025 · 12 MIN
Lunar Setbacks and Cosmic Discoveries: A Week of Space Exploration
from Simply Space · host Simply News from Qurrent
Join us as we delve into the latest in space exploration: Japan's ispace faces another lunar landing setback, while astronomers discover a massive exoplanet that challenges existing theories of planet formation. Plus, a rare celestial event awaits skywatchers in Sydney with the occultation of Antares by the Moon. Tune in for these stories and more on Simply News Radio. Sources: https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/private-japanese-spacecraft-resilience-ispace-moon-landing-attempt https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/06/hakuto-r-m2-landing/ https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/what-time-is-japan-ispace-resilience-moon-landing https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/ESA_Ground_Stations/ESA_supports_Moon_mission_carrying_first_European_rover https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/a-second-lunar-landing-failure-for-ispace/ https://phys.org/news/2025-06-discovery-giant-planet-orbiting-tiny.html https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/giant-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star https://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star-toi-6894/ https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/a-tiny-star-gave-birth-to-a-giant-exoplanet-but-no-one-knows-how https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/ginormous-planet-discovered-around-tiny-red-star-challenges-our-understanding-of-solar-systems https://www.astronomy.com/the-sky-this-week/the-sky-this-week-from-june-6-to-13-2025/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-2025-strawberry-moon-isnt-actually-red-but-it-can-turn-off-a-star-heres https://www.sciencealert.com/junes-full-moon-will-be-the-lowest-in-the-sky-for-decades-heres-why https://www.space.com/36992-june-full-moon.html https://www.tiktok.com/discover/june-space-event-2025
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Join us as we delve into the latest in space exploration: Japan's ispace faces another lunar landing setback, while astronomers discover a massive exoplanet that challenges existing theories of planet formation. Plus, a rare celestial event awaits skywatchers in Sydney with the occultation of Antares by the Moon. Tune in for these stories and more on Simply News Radio.Sources:https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/private-japanese-spacecraft-resilience-ispace-moon-landing-attempthttps://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2025/06/hakuto-r-m2-landing/https://www.space.com/space-exploration/missions/what-time-is-japan-ispace-resilience-moon-landinghttps://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Operations/ESA_Ground_Stations/ESA_supports_Moon_mission_carrying_first_European_roverhttps://spacepolicyonline.com/news/a-second-lunar-landing-failure-for-ispace/https://phys.org/news/2025-06-discovery-giant-planet-orbiting-tiny.htmlhttps://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jun/giant-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-starhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/massive-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star-toi-6894/https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/a-tiny-star-gave-birth-to-a-giant-exoplanet-but-no-one-knows-howhttps://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/ginormous-planet-discovered-around-tiny-red-star-challenges-our-understanding-of-solar-systemshttps://www.astronomy.com/the-sky-this-week/the-sky-this-week-from-june-6-to-13-2025/https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-2025-strawberry-moon-isnt-actually-red-but-it-can-turn-off-a-star-hereshttps://www.sciencealert.com/junes-full-moon-will-be-the-lowest-in-the-sky-for-decades-heres-whyhttps://www.space.com/36992-june-full-moon.htmlhttps://www.tiktok.com/discover/june-space-event-2025
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