Japanese Moon Lander Crash and Trump’s NASA Nominee Withdrawal

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