Space Nuts: Lunar Cycles, Coastal Flooding, and Cosmic Celebrations #481
Join Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson as they delve into the intriguing intersection of lunar cycles and climate change, and special guest Anna, the host of Astronomy Daily the Podcast, pops in with heartwarming holiday celebrations aboard the International Space Station, part of a quick news update. This episode promises a mix of scientific insights and festive cheer from the cosmos.
Episode Highlights:
- Lunar Cycle and Coastal Flooding: Discover how the Moon's 18.6-year cycle, combined with climate change, may lead to increased coastal flooding by the mid-2030s. Understand the astronomical and environmental factors contributing to this phenomenon and the potential impact on low-lying regions.
- Holiday Spirit in Space: Experience the festive atmosphere aboard the International Space Station as astronauts share their unique holiday celebrations, complete with floating candy canes and a creatively crafted snowman.
- Ancient Galactic Twin: Learn about the James Webb Space Telescope's latest discovery of a galaxy that mirrors the Milky Way in its infancy. This "Firefly Sparkle" galaxy offers unprecedented insights into our cosmic past and the formation of star clusters.
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00:00:02 --> 00:00:03 taking a little bit of a break over the
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00:00:44 --> 00:00:47 Watson hello Fred hi Andrew good morning
00:00:47 --> 00:00:50 it is morning as we record this so I can
00:00:50 --> 00:00:52 say good morning yes it is yes now I'm
00:00:52 --> 00:00:54 in a different location today do you
00:00:54 --> 00:00:57 love my teal wall oh it looks like green
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00:01:03 --> 00:01:05 very nice yeah it does doesn't it it's
00:01:05 --> 00:01:06 yeah it's just somebody painted the
00:01:07 --> 00:01:10 entire office that I work in teal it's I
00:01:10 --> 00:01:13 mean if I turned the camera around and
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00:01:16 --> 00:01:19 color it's rather
00:01:19 --> 00:01:22 Dreadful but uh anyway we carry on
00:01:22 --> 00:01:24 regardless okay for let's get down to
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00:01:27 --> 00:01:29 warning from NASA that the Moon is
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00:01:38 --> 00:01:41 parts of the world now they're talking
00:01:41 --> 00:01:45 the mid 2030s this is quite uh quite
00:01:45 --> 00:01:48 astonishing uh yes that's right it's uh
00:01:48 --> 00:01:52 so it's nothing new as far as the the
00:01:52 --> 00:01:55 astronomy is concerned uh what we've got
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00:01:59 --> 00:02:02 climate change are coming together um if
00:02:02 --> 00:02:05 I can put it that way so the moon um you
00:02:05 --> 00:02:07 know it goes through various Cycles the
00:02:07 --> 00:02:09 most the one we all know is the monthly
00:02:09 --> 00:02:11 cycle it's a that's why we call it a
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00:02:15 --> 00:02:18 the orbit itself uh undergoes other
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00:02:22 --> 00:02:24 there is uh an
00:02:24 --> 00:02:28 18.6 year cycle that uh is to do with
00:02:28 --> 00:02:31 the procession of the Moon's orbits now
00:02:31 --> 00:02:34 um I think we've talked about the
00:02:34 --> 00:02:35 procession of the Earth's axis before
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00:02:39 --> 00:02:41 spinning top it spinning rotates once
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00:02:49 --> 00:02:51 uh in the case of the earth axis it goes
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00:02:54 --> 00:02:57 much longer period phenomenon but the
00:02:57 --> 00:02:58 Earth's or sorry the moon's orbit around
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00:03:01 --> 00:03:03 you think of the orbit as being in a
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00:03:17 --> 00:03:22 an 18.6 year cycle and what it does is
00:03:22 --> 00:03:24 it changes the moon's orbit not by much
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00:03:32 --> 00:03:35 tides on Earth and so what happens is
00:03:35 --> 00:03:39 that at sometimes during that 18.6 year
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00:03:51 --> 00:03:52 you know the other half of the cycle if
00:03:52 --> 00:03:55 I can put it that way the high tides are
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00:03:58 --> 00:04:00 that's why
00:04:00 --> 00:04:02 NASA scientists along with Scientists in
00:04:02 --> 00:04:06 the University of Hawaii have raised a
00:04:06 --> 00:04:09 an alert on not not to be alarmist but
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00:04:13 --> 00:04:15 know its practical effect is that
00:04:15 --> 00:04:19 Coastal lowly coastal areas will have
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00:04:23 --> 00:04:26 you've got a high really high tide uh
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00:04:28 --> 00:04:32 the you know the the coastal areas um
00:04:32 --> 00:04:34 there will be more of those that's the
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00:04:46 --> 00:04:48 know this is a terrible situation we're
00:04:48 --> 00:04:50 all going to die it's not that it's
00:04:50 --> 00:04:53 about um it's about a v you know
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00:05:06 --> 00:05:09 see more of these events uh in the in
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00:05:10 --> 00:05:14 2030s uh uh what about low-lying places
00:05:14 --> 00:05:15 like the Maldives that are only like one
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00:05:19 --> 00:05:21 like that yes exactly so that you know
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00:05:24 --> 00:05:27 because uh you might not get it won't be
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00:06:07 --> 00:06:09 that combined with meteorological
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00:06:13 --> 00:06:16 comes up higher uh so you you get these
00:06:16 --> 00:06:18 King Tides um it's nothing like a
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00:06:56 --> 00:06:58 it's a it's a it's a good warning it's
00:06:58 --> 00:07:00 actually come from Oceanside scientists
00:07:00 --> 00:07:03 as well as uh astronomers uh this this
00:07:03 --> 00:07:05 work it's been done very careful work um
00:07:05 --> 00:07:08 it's easy to find the the reports on it
00:07:08 --> 00:07:10 they've taken the results from many many
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00:07:17 --> 00:07:21 yeah it's um yeah it's a it's a it's a a
00:07:21 --> 00:07:25 well meant and well placed
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00:07:27 --> 00:07:30 their projections go uh right out to
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00:07:40 --> 00:07:42 you know Super King Tides I suppose
00:07:42 --> 00:07:43 they'll end up calling them in
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00:07:45 --> 00:07:48 same time as you get a a massive low
00:07:48 --> 00:07:50 pressure system and you tropical storm
00:07:50 --> 00:07:52 of some kind in the same area I can
00:07:52 --> 00:07:55 imagine what that would do that's right
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00:07:59 --> 00:08:01 right very interesting stuff and you can
00:08:01 --> 00:08:03 actually look up that paper I think it's
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00:08:08 --> 00:08:10 shouldn't be difficult to find uh by the
00:08:10 --> 00:08:13 B Fred I used to live in maai in North
00:08:13 --> 00:08:15 Queensland jul and I moved up there just
00:08:15 --> 00:08:18 after we got married now they have King
00:08:18 --> 00:08:20 ties they have Playing Fields uh around
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00:08:22 --> 00:08:24 quite often they'll go a couple of feet
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00:08:27 --> 00:08:29 the um the real uh interesting thing
00:08:29 --> 00:08:31 that they've done in MA to try and
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00:08:34 --> 00:08:37 that they have built channels in the
00:08:37 --> 00:08:39 city that um when when you get a big
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00:08:41 --> 00:08:44 the land doesn't go under uh we used to
00:08:44 --> 00:08:46 live uh in a house that had these
00:08:46 --> 00:08:49 channels behind them and it um sometimes
00:08:49 --> 00:08:53 was was full to the brim of of sea water
00:08:53 --> 00:08:55 wow and then 6 hours later it was empty
00:08:55 --> 00:08:58 it was fascinating quite fascinating bit
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00:09:01 --> 00:09:04 because that it it moves so fast when
00:09:04 --> 00:09:06 the when the Tide's going out that water
00:09:06 --> 00:09:10 actually goes in a rush and it's a
00:09:10 --> 00:09:12 different world up there I mean I grew
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00:09:13 --> 00:09:16 tides were pretty mild Mega would be the
00:09:16 --> 00:09:19 word and to be the same in Sydney but up
00:09:19 --> 00:09:21 in Mai you could actually walk with the
00:09:21 --> 00:09:24 incoming tide oh was really fascinating
00:09:24 --> 00:09:27 yeah yeah very slow walking pace but it
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00:09:29 --> 00:09:30 are other parts of the world where it
00:09:30 --> 00:09:33 actually comes in like a wave so yeah
00:09:33 --> 00:09:35 it's it's really I find that kind of
00:09:35 --> 00:09:38 influence of of things like the moon on
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00:09:41 --> 00:09:43 intriguing I I do find it amazing and
00:09:43 --> 00:09:45 I've witnessed some pretty amazing um
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00:09:48 --> 00:09:50 you are listening to the Space Nuts
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00:10:00 --> 00:10:01 hello space Nutters I'm Anna the host of
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00:10:08 --> 00:10:10 extra for this holiday edition of space
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00:10:13 --> 00:10:14 holiday cheer from the International
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00:10:23 --> 00:10:25 befitting the season the International
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00:10:27 --> 00:10:30 holiday spirit this year with the crew
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00:10:35 --> 00:10:37 floating candy canes and even a creative
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00:10:39 --> 00:10:42 decorating their space Sanctuary 260 Mi
00:10:43 --> 00:10:46 above Earth Commander Sun Williams
00:10:46 --> 00:10:48 sporting festive reindeer antlers
00:10:48 --> 00:10:50 gathered with NASA astronauts Barry
00:10:50 --> 00:10:53 Wilmore Don Pettit and Nick ha along
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00:10:55 --> 00:10:58 ainin I Vagner and Alexander gorbunov to
00:10:58 --> 00:11:01 share their unique celebration while
00:11:01 --> 00:11:02 being away from their Earthbound
00:11:02 --> 00:11:04 families during the holidays might seem
00:11:04 --> 00:11:06 challenging the crew has created their
00:11:06 --> 00:11:08 own special festivities aboard the
00:11:08 --> 00:11:10 station they've transformed their
00:11:11 --> 00:11:13 orbital Outpost into a cozy holiday
00:11:13 --> 00:11:16 Haven complete with a small artificial
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00:11:18 --> 00:11:20 featuring photos of their loved ones the
00:11:20 --> 00:11:22 ground teams have made sure our Space
00:11:22 --> 00:11:24 Explorers won't miss out on holiday
00:11:24 --> 00:11:27 treats preparing special festive meals
00:11:27 --> 00:11:29 for the crew as Dawn P it
00:11:29 --> 00:11:31 enthusiastically shared they're all set
00:11:31 --> 00:11:33 for quite a feast up there it's
00:11:33 --> 00:11:35 particularly touching to note that
00:11:35 --> 00:11:37 they're not alone in their holiday Duty
00:11:37 --> 00:11:39 ground Crews across the globe are also
00:11:39 --> 00:11:41 spending their holidays ensuring our
00:11:41 --> 00:11:44 astronauts Mission continues smoothly
00:11:44 --> 00:11:46 it's a reminder of the dedication and
00:11:46 --> 00:11:48 sacrifice that keeps our space program
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00:11:52 --> 00:11:54 now let me tell you about an absolutely
00:11:54 --> 00:11:56 fascinating Discovery that's got the
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00:11:58 --> 00:12:00 space Tel telescope has just captured
00:12:00 --> 00:12:02 images of what we might call our
00:12:02 --> 00:12:05 Galaxy's baby photos except these aren't
00:12:05 --> 00:12:07 actually of the Milky Way but rather its
00:12:07 --> 00:12:10 ancient twin scientists have nicknamed
00:12:10 --> 00:12:13 this Celestial gem the Firefly Sparkle
00:12:13 --> 00:12:15 and it's giving us an unprecedented
00:12:15 --> 00:12:18 glimpse into our Cosmic past this
00:12:18 --> 00:12:20 remarkable Galaxy came into being just
00:12:20 --> 00:12:23 600 million years after the big bang
00:12:23 --> 00:12:25 which in Cosmic terms is like looking at
00:12:25 --> 00:12:28 the universe in its infancy what makes
00:12:28 --> 00:12:31 this discover particularly special is
00:12:31 --> 00:12:33 that it features 10 distinct star
00:12:33 --> 00:12:35 clusters each one shimmering like a
00:12:35 --> 00:12:38 firefly on a summer night these clusters
00:12:38 --> 00:12:40 formed at different times creating a
00:12:41 --> 00:12:42 structure that mirrors what astronomers
00:12:42 --> 00:12:44 believe our own Milky Way looked like in
00:12:44 --> 00:12:47 its early days the Welsley college team
00:12:47 --> 00:12:48 behind this discovery couldn't have
00:12:48 --> 00:12:51 asked for better images the Galaxy
00:12:51 --> 00:12:53 appears wrapped in a delicate faint Arc
00:12:53 --> 00:12:55 and its mass matches what scientists
00:12:55 --> 00:12:57 estimate the Milky Ways would have been
00:12:57 --> 00:12:59 at the same stage of development
00:12:59 --> 00:13:02 this is incredibly rare most galaxies
00:13:02 --> 00:13:04 we've spotted from this early period are
00:13:04 --> 00:13:06 actually much more massive than our own
00:13:06 --> 00:13:08 was at that time this discovery is like
00:13:08 --> 00:13:10 finding a photo album of our Galaxy's
00:13:10 --> 00:13:13 childhood giving us a unique opportunity
00:13:13 --> 00:13:14 to understand how our Cosmic home came
00:13:15 --> 00:13:17 to be the stunning detail captured by
00:13:18 --> 00:13:20 the web telescope shows us various
00:13:20 --> 00:13:22 phases of star formation happening
00:13:22 --> 00:13:24 simultaneously painting a picture of a
00:13:24 --> 00:13:27 dynamic evolving system that's helping
00:13:27 --> 00:13:29 us piece together the story of G Galaxy
00:13:29 --> 00:13:32 formation in the early Universe the most
00:13:32 --> 00:13:34 remarkable aspect of this discovery lies
00:13:34 --> 00:13:36 in the numbers when astronomers measured
00:13:36 --> 00:13:38 the Firefly Sparkles Mass they found
00:13:38 --> 00:13:41 something extraordinary it perfectly
00:13:41 --> 00:13:43 matches what we believe our own Milky
00:13:43 --> 00:13:45 Way weighed during its formative years
00:13:45 --> 00:13:47 this is a cosmic coincidence that's
00:13:47 --> 00:13:50 giving scientists unprecedented insights
00:13:50 --> 00:13:53 into our Galactic history think of it as
00:13:53 --> 00:13:55 finding your exact genetic twin someone
00:13:55 --> 00:13:57 who not only looks like you but shares
00:13:57 --> 00:13:59 your precise genetic makeup
00:13:59 --> 00:14:01 that's essentially what we found here in
00:14:01 --> 00:14:04 space while other galaxies we've
00:14:04 --> 00:14:05 observed from this early period tend to
00:14:05 --> 00:14:08 be much larger the Firefly Sparkle is
00:14:08 --> 00:14:10 giving us a precise mirror image of our
00:14:10 --> 00:14:13 Galaxy's youth this discovery opens up
00:14:13 --> 00:14:15 exciting new possibilities for
00:14:15 --> 00:14:17 understanding how galaxies like our own
00:14:17 --> 00:14:20 Come Together by studying the Firefly
00:14:20 --> 00:14:22 Sparkle in detail astronomers can now
00:14:22 --> 00:14:25 observe in real time the processes that
00:14:25 --> 00:14:27 shaped our Cosmic neighborhood billions
00:14:27 --> 00:14:29 of years ago it's it's like having a
00:14:29 --> 00:14:32 window into our own past allowing us to
00:14:32 --> 00:14:35 watch as stars form clusters develop and
00:14:35 --> 00:14:37 the basic structure of a galaxy take
00:14:37 --> 00:14:40 shape the level of detail we can see in
00:14:40 --> 00:14:42 this ancient Galaxy is unprecedented
00:14:42 --> 00:14:44 thanks to the incredible capabilities of
00:14:44 --> 00:14:47 the James web Space Telescope scientists
00:14:47 --> 00:14:48 can now examine everything from
00:14:48 --> 00:14:51 Individual star clusters to the overall
00:14:51 --> 00:14:53 Galactic structure providing valuable
00:14:53 --> 00:14:55 data that will help refine our models of
00:14:55 --> 00:14:59 Galaxy formation and evolution
00:14:59 --> 00:15:01 that's all for today's Short news update
00:15:01 --> 00:15:04 I've been your host Anna and I must say
00:15:04 --> 00:15:06 sharing these fascinating stories about
00:15:06 --> 00:15:08 holiday celebrations in space and
00:15:08 --> 00:15:10 ancient Galaxy discoveries has been
00:15:10 --> 00:15:12 absolutely thrilling whether it's
00:15:12 --> 00:15:14 astronauts creating festive memories
00:15:14 --> 00:15:16 aboard the ISS or groundbreaking
00:15:16 --> 00:15:18 discoveries about our Galaxy's Cosmic
00:15:18 --> 00:15:21 twin the universe never ceases to amaze
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