The Great Conjunction

Space Nuts Episode 233 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
‘The Great Conjunction’
- The great conjunction...so what’s so important about this rare celestial event?
- The link between radio bursts and the flares of cool stars.
- Listener questions - Alex in Bellingen has a question about neutron stars. Zoe has a question about Santa and time dilation. While Travis is still trying to get his head around why black holes have different masses. Fred explains...
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