50: Solar sails, black holes and football - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 49

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 49 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories:* Using solar sails to slow down a micro spacecraft when it reaches Proxima Centauri* A black hole that took 11 years to devour a star* A Super Bowl football pass in space that traveled over 500 kilometersSubscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio etc.RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4639279.rssJoin our mailing list at http://www.bitesz.com/join-our-mailing-listFor more, follow Space Nuts on Facebook, twitter, Google+ and Clammr:Facebook - @spacenutspodcasttwitter - @spacenutspodcstGoogle+ - https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/cHkPaBClammr - https://www.clammr.com/app/spacenutsEnjoying 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.