Space Nuts

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 292 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •A Coronal mass ejection event has destroyed a bunch of Starlink satellites. So how does that happen? Fred explains.•Andrew’s been on short holiday, so what does he do? Visits a telescope of course…as you do. He has the details and as it turns out it has a link with Fred.•A rocket body is about to hit our moon. Speculation was rife that it belonged to SpaceX…but apparently not. So where did it originate?•JWT snaps its first picture…and takes a selfie. •A third Earth-like planet has been found orbiting Proxima Centauri. Fred explains the details.•Listener questions – in this episode, Andrea asks about hitching a ride on a passing object to save time and fuel...possible? Ralph has a question about his telescope and Peter wants to know what Andrew and Fred would like to go back in time and witness.Sponsor Links:Magic Mind…the scientifically developed tonic for your brain. For our special offer so you can j