Space Nuts

New: If you find value in Andrew & Fred’s work, you might like to consider buying them a coffee. They’d really appreciate the break. Thank you… https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spacenuts Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 286 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •A James Webb Telescope update…all good news.•The mystery of a dimming star.•When it comes to extinction events, Space Nuts is happy to confirm that size doesn’t matter. So, what is the new theory? Fred explains…•Listener questions: Nick, an Aussie in the UK has questions about Proxima Centauri …and Alex watched the Netflix movie ‘Don’t Look Up’ which has sparked a couple of questions about big rocks hitting Earth. As usual, Fred has the answers.•Plus…a bonus joke submitted by a listener…NEW: The Space Nuts Premium edition is now available on Spotify for our Supercast subscribers (sorry, Patreon isn’t there yet…fingers crossed). To access the premium feed, just log in to your Spotify account and do a search. Use your