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,For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at  https://spacenutspodcast.com  (mobile friendly).Become a  Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content now rolling out. Instant access to 60 plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… Space Nuts with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley is creating Astronomy and Space Science Podcasts or (New) The Space Nuts Super Exclusive Commercial Free Feed and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: Bitesz Network on Supercast Sponsor Link:This episode of Space Nuts is brought you with the support of LastPass password manager...sorting out the biggest hassle we all have on the internet...and you can do it for free. Details at spacenutspodcast.com/lastpass  Use this link and help support the show. Thanks...ExpressVPN - Rated No.1 by TechRadar and as used by us. For three months free with any 12-month package, just visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space   and help support the show.NameCheap….the best way to buy and manage your domain names. Get more details at https://spacenutspodcast.com/namecheap  and help support the show. This is the service we use to manage all of our domains and we highly recommend them. For more Space Nuts visit spacenutspodcast.com Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here:  https://bitesz-com.myshopify.com   (They make great presents…just saying).Professor Fred Watson’s new book is available now - ‘Cosmic Chronicles’ - Are we alone in the Universe? Where did the Moon come from? How do we know what stars are made of? Could there really be a future in asteroid mining?In Cosmic Chronicles, Fred Watson – Australia’s Astronomer-at-Large and bestselling author – explores the hottest topics in space science and astronomy.By using our links you’ll be helping support the show. For our Australian listeners, you can get it here https://amzn.to/2pxHvt5  and for our international listeners, use this link:  https://amzn.to/31iovfD  Andrew Dunkley’s new Sci-Fi Novel The Terranian Enigma is available now - Audio version added to the lineup - When The Borche invaded the seven worlds of the Andromeda Galaxy the people fought hard to defend their colonies but they were confronted by a disciplined and unwavering foe. The Borche proved overwhelming and without mercy, killing indiscriminately, their...