Topic: Chinese Rocket

The Chinese Long March 5B rocket re-entered the atmosphere, with debris landing in the Indian Ocean near the Maldives. The hosts note the discrepancy between Chinese and NASA calculations regarding the re-entry point, jokingly suggesting the debris fell into a "stargate" in the Gulf of Aden.

A 24-ton Chinese rocket stage makes an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, landing in the Indian Ocean. NPR reports on the incident, highlighting calls for greater international regulation of space debris. The hosts use the inability of scientists to predict the exact landing time or location to question the accuracy of long-term climate change models.