NASA's Big Tease

Space Nuts Episode 226 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
- More water on the moon than first thought? That’s what NASA’s big tease was about this week….Fred has the details.
- And while on the moon, what about this Nokia 4G Network….fact or fiction?
- We revisit the OSIRIS-REx vs Bennu adventure for an update.
- Listener questions - first up - Why after the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, does the sun continue to set later? Plus...the use of the sun as a gravitational lens….possible? Once again, Fred has answers,
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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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