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Aug 2019
41m 33s

165: Twinkle Twinkle Very Old Star

Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley
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Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 165Oldest star found...so...just how old is it?Space travel brain damage... Listener question time…Help support Space Nuts and gain access to the special commercial-free version of Space Nuts. Simply sign on via our new Patreon page… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here:  www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr. Fred Watson’s book ‘ ‘Why Is Uranus Upside Down? And other questions about the Universe’ it’s available as a Kindle edition from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Why-Uranus-Upside-Down-questions-ebook/dp/B0042P6A8K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536834846&sr=8-1&keywords=why+is+uranus+upside+downAndrew Dunkley has his new Sci-Fi Novel out now. Parallax - a new science fiction story about a man who is thrust back to his birth and starts his life again carrying over 50 years of future knowledge, but he's not the only one. A strange corporation called Parallax wants what he knows! Full details and where to buy a copy at https://www.andrewdunkley.com/ Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes), Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Overcast, TuneIn Radio, CastBox.FM, iHeartRadio, Spotify, etc.RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BIT6774874752 To receive the free Astronomy Daily Newsletter, just join our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-list or visit www.bitesz.com/astronomydaily Email us at spacenuts@bitesz.comWebsite: www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly)For more, follow Space Nuts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Spreaker:Facebook - @spacenutspodcasttwitter -  @spacenutspodcstYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73ZXxUgxb3oi9X5bIsgY_Q Spreaker -  https://www.spreaker.com/show/space-nuts  Instagram - www.instagram.com/biteszhq Enjoying what we do? Then please share with and tell your friends. Your recommendation is the best we could possibly get. Thank you...#astronomy #space #science #technology #news #aao #drfredwatson #stargazerfred  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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