• #449: 20,000 Black Holes, Polaris Dawn's Spacewalk & New Horizons' Deep Dive

  • Sep 5 2024
  • Length: 34 mins
  • Podcast

#449: 20,000 Black Holes, Polaris Dawn's Spacewalk & New Horizons' Deep Dive

Listen for free

View show details

  • Summary

  • Join Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson in this enthralling episode of Space Nuts, where they delve into groundbreaking discoveries and missions in the cosmos.
    Episode Highlights:
    • Swarm of Black Holes: Explore the astonishing possibility of a swarm of up to 20,000 black holes in a well-known region of Space. Once thought to contain a single intermediate-mass black hole, new findings suggest a much more complex scenario.
    • - Polaris Dawn Mission: Discover the exciting details of the Polaris Dawn mission, potentially the first crewed mission to achieve a polar orbit around Earth. Learn about their ambitious plans, including the first privately conducted spacewalk, and the technical challenges they face.
    • - New Horizons Mission: Find out what the New Horizons spacecraft is up to 18 years after its launch. After its historic flyby of Pluto, the mission continues to break new ground by examining the darkness of Space, providing insights into the cosmic optical background.
    • - 00:00:00 Andrew Dunkley: Coming up on this episode of Space Nuts
    • - 00:01:32 You can't go bluetooth through this panel I've got because of time delay
    • - 00:02:35 Geordie says he got hay fever from living in England
    • - 00:04:28 Astronomers have been hunting for intermediate black holes for decades
    • - 00:15:00 The world will have to come up with a collective noun for black holes
    • - 00:16:14 Professor Fred Watson talks to Andrew Dunkley about the Polaris dawn mission
    • - 00:23:22 Andrew Dunkley dives into black hole; hopes all goes well
    • - 00:24:26 New Horizons spacecraft has been sent off to examine darkness of night sky
    • - 00:32:17 Professor Fred Watson: Thanks for your company, Andrew Dunkley
    • For more Space Nuts, including our continually updating newsfeed, visit our website at spacenutspodcast.com. Follow us on social media at SpaceNutsPod on facebook, X, YouTubeMusic, and TikTok. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favourite platform. For more Space and Astronomy News Podcasts, visit our HQ at www.bitesz.com. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts/support.Stay curious, keep looking up, and join us next time for more stellar insights and cosmic wonders. Until then, clear skies and happy stargazing.
    Episode References:
    Hubble Space Telescope
    https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/index.html
    Polaris Dawn mission
    https://polarisprogram.com/
    New Horizons spacecraft
    https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/newhorizons/main/index.html
    Sky & Telescope
    https://skyandtelescope.org/
    French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
    https://www.cnrs.fr/en
    Leiden Observatory
    https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/science/astronomy
    Royal Observatory Edinburgh
    https://www.roe.ac.uk/
    SpaceX Crew Dragon
    https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/dragon/
    Falcon 9
    https://www.spacex.com/vehicles/falcon-9/
    Astronomy AstroDailyPod
    https://astronomydaily.io/
    Show more Show less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2
Show more Show less

What listeners say about #449: 20,000 Black Holes, Polaris Dawn's Spacewalk & New Horizons' Deep Dive

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available