Get the essential update on this week's space events with ANU Astrophysicist Dr. Brad Tucker. He outlines the perfect timing and location for witnessing the Geminids meteor shower, one of the year's most reliable displays. Plus, Dr. Tucker provides a detailed analysis of the technical glitch that has caused NASA to lose contact with the MAVEN orbiter, explaining why the decade-old communications relay is so vital to ongoing missions on the surface of Mars.

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