The Weird Reason They Named an Asteroid Moon

- An asteroid moon has been given a name...for the oddest of reasons... - A new exoplanet has been discovered and this one is unique. Why? - A collision between two black holes and possible explosion...what’s that all about? - Listener questions…Is it possible to put a number on the objects in Space? And can a black hole form without a star? Fred & Andrew have answers.For more Space Nuts and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at  www.spacenutspodcast.com  (mobile friendly).Become a  Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content now rolling out. Instant access to 60 plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech/ and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech/ Sponsor Link:This episode of Space Nuts is brought you with the support of Express VPN. To take up our special bonus offer...visit www.tryexpressvpn.com/space   and help support the show.For more Space Nuts visit spacenutspodcast.com Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here:  www.bitesz.com/shop (They make great presents…just saying).Professor Fred Watson’s new book is available now - ‘Cosmic Chronicles’ - Are we alone in the Universe? Where did the Moon come from? How do we know what stars are made of? Could there really be a future in asteroid mining?In Cosmic Chronicles, Fred Watson – Australia’s Astronomer-at-Large and bestselling author – explores the hottest topics in space science and astronomy.By using our links you’ll be helping support the show. For our Australian listeners, you can get it here https://amzn.to/2pxHvt5  and for our international listeners, use this link:  https://amzn.to/31iovfD  Andrew Dunkley’s new Sci-Fi Novel The Terranian Enigma is available now - When The Borche invaded the seven worlds of the Andromeda Galaxy the people fought hard to defend their colonies but they were confronted by a disciplined and unwavering foe. The Borche proved overwhelming and without mercy, killing indiscriminately, their goal, extermination and slavery. Details at https://amzn.to/2UjccOo #astronomy #space #science #technology #news #aao #drfredwatson #stargazerfred  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.