May 6, 2021

Space Blobs

Space Blobs

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Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 251 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
●Ingenuity...

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Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 251 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
●Ingenuity will fly again. An update from Mars.
●Quasar Satellites. What?
●False positives and Exo-planets….explained.
●Space Blobs (Andrew is excited)
●Questions from our listeners – Bill in Ann Arbor Michigan (USA) has a question involving the Lorentz-FitzGerald contraction and Chris in Canberra (Australia) has some thoughts on how Starlink can give back. But will they work? Fred has answers for both of them,



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Professor Fred Watson’s latest book is available now - ‘Cosmic Chronicles’ - Are we alone in the Universe? Where did the Moon come from? How do we know what stars are made of? Could there really be a future in asteroid mining?
 
In Cosmic Chronicles, Fred Watson – Australia’s Astronomer-at-Large and bestselling author – explores the hottest topics in space science and astronomy.
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Andrew Dunkley’s new Sci-Fi Novel The Terranian Enigma is available now - Audio version added to the lineup - When The Borche invaded the seven worlds of the Andromeda Galaxy the people fought hard to defend their colonies but they were confronted by a disciplined and unwavering foe. The Borche proved overwhelming and without mercy, killing indiscriminately, their goal,...