Brad Tucker is an astrophysicist at the Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory where he conducts research on exploding stars and the expansion of the universe.

In this episode of the Space Connect Podcast, Brad Tucker talks to host Liam McAneny about popular science and the need for science outreach, as well as his role as an educator.

Brad also talks listeners through the recent "space junk" saga that saw pieces of debris from a SpaceX flight land on the properties of Australian farmers.

Liam and Brad also discuss the potential effects of satellite mega-constellations and what the future of space research might look like.