Listen "TWiS 180: NASA is Closed for Business - And Other Top Space Stories"
Episode Synopsis
This week we cover the headlines, from the shutdown of NASA, to the risky dismantling of the space shuttle Discovery (because Texas insists), to a rogue exoplanet's weird weather, and much more. Should we be worried about China investing in SpaceX? How about those close-up shots of the interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas? And are asteroids hiding out near Venus a threat to Earth? All this and more on episode 180 of This Week in Space.
Headlines:
NASA Suffers Major Disruption Amid Government Shutdown
Shuttle Discovery Faces Potential Forced Dismantling for Texas Move
China Might be Eying Perseverance Mars Samples in Race to Retrieve Martian Rocks
Near-Venus Asteroids Pose Hidden Threats to Earth
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Gets Close-Up for Mars Orbiters
Concerns Over Chinese Investments in SpaceX
China Fast-Tracks Lunar Landing Systems and Rocket Tests
James Webb Telescope Delivers First Rogue Exoplanet Weather Report
Hosts: Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik
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