Fred Watson

Astronauts report it feels good.

And unraveling the unravelable is Professor Fred Watson.

I thought I'd try that.

Didn't work.

And thank you, Scott, for your question.

Lovely to hear from you.

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Astronauts report it feels good.

Joining us as always is his good self, Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large, a very patient man you are, Fred.

How many times did we try to get this episode started? Well, I

can't say anything because I was late joining you anyway, so it's been one of those days.

Won't be far down the track.

If you'd like to read all about that particular deal with NASA and Boeing Starliner, you can do that, as Fred said, at arstechnica.com.

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Astronauts report it feels good.

With us again to resolve all those issues is Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large.

Hello, Fred.

Hello, Andrew.

Great to hear from you.

Thanks for sending the question in.

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Thank you very much.

Astronauts report it feels good.

And with us again to sort out all of that is Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large.

Hello, Fred.

Hello, Andrew.

If you'd like to read about the, uh, the Moon's historical magnetic field, you can do so at phys.org. That's P-H-Y-S.org, or you can read the study in Science Advances.

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His name is Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large.

Hello, Fred.

Hello, Andrew.

Uh, it's good to be back for more.

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Uh, our next question, Fred, comes from Jeff, uh, also in the United States.

Actually, we've got a couple of stories from ESA today.

Joining us to explain all of that mystery that I just unveiled is Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large.

Hello, Fred.

Good morning.

... um, Chariklo's not one that we talk about very much.

Uh, its full name is 10199 Chariklo, and the fact that it's preceded by a number tells you that it's an asteroid.

Uh, e- uh, every asteroid, uh, has a number as well as a name, like 5691 Fred Watson.

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