Space Debris (ft. Benji Metha)

What this episode covers

Space debris: What is it? Is it dangerous? How can we get rid of it? This week, we are joined by friend of the show Benji Metha to talk about space junk! Stay tuned to the end of the episode where we also tackle a listener question about eel junk. If you liked what Benji had to say and want to find more of him, you can find him on Instagram (@benjaminmetha). And, as always, you can find us @curiosityrat on twitter, instagram, and facebook, and send your listener questions in to [email protected] We also now have a Patreon! If you love our content and want to support us you can jump on to https://www.patreon.com/curiosityrat and become a patron. There is absolutely ZERO pressure but if you have as little as $1/month you can chuck it our way to help us out and show you appreciate all the time and effort that goes into making this show. Space Debris References: https://youtu.be/PIfRPTIgXuw?t=40 https://youtu.be/dtJ6KWPnPxo http://stephenwilkins.co.uk/WebbPiracy/ https://twitter.com/astro_timpeake/status/730746160944717825?s=20 Listener Q References: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2923712/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/05/25/where-do-eels-come-from https://www.newscientist.com/article/2081008-how-are-baby-eels-made-we-still-dont-know/ https://nautil.us/issue/88/love--sex/eels-dont-have-sex-until-the-last-year-of-their-life https://www.jstor.org/stable/1447763 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1984.tb04792.x https://brill.com/view/journals/ab/55/3/article-p203_1.xml https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1178120 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/brv.12609 https://www-publish-csiro-au.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/mf/pdf/MF17137

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