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#471: HERA's Martian Maneuvers, Black Hole Light Echoes & Ancient Healing Rays

#471: HERA's Martian Maneuvers, Black Hole Light Echoes & Ancient Healing Rays

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Space Nuts Episode 471: HERA's Journey and the Light of
Healing

Join Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson in this enlightening
episode of Space Nuts, where they explore the latest developments
in Space exploration and the fascinating role of light in both
astronomy and human healing.

Episode Highlights:

- HERA Mission Milestones: Discover the latest updates on
the HERA mission, including critical trajectory corrections and its
upcoming Mars gravity assist. Learn about its objectives, including
a close encounter with Mars' moon Deimos, and its ultimate goal of
orbiting the asteroid Didymos.

- Black Hole Light Echoes: Delve into the intriguing concept
of black hole light echoes and how light can be bent by gravity to
create multiple observations of the same event. Understand the
potential of using Very Long Baseline Interferometry to study these
phenomena and what it could reveal about accretion discs.

- Healing with Light: Explore the historical and modern uses
of light in medicine, from ancient sun worship to contemporary
phototherapy treatments. Hear Andrew's personal experience with
radiation therapy and the importance of regular health
checks.

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00:00 - Andrew Dunkley: Coming up on Space Nuts is the HERA
mission

02:11 - I'm interested in two different stories about light about
the hero mission

02:59 - ESA's HERA mission will make a close approach to Mars next
year

11:07 - Andrew Dunkley and Fred Watson discuss light echoes in
Space Nuts

13:17 - Measuring Black Hole Light Echoes with Very Long Baseline
Interferometry

21:42 - Measuring black hole light echoes with very long baseline
interferometry

22:39 - Even since ancient times, we've used light for medical
purposes

27:55 - Fred has been receiving radiation therapy for prostate
cancer for five weeks now

34:16 - Professor Fred Watson: Believe me, I'll be around for next
episode

️ Episode References

European Space Agency

https://www.esa.int

Phys.org

https://www.phys.org

Universe Today

https://www.universetoday.com

Astrophysical Journal Letters

https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/

8205

5--- The Conversation

https://theconversation.com

Cancer Council New South Wales

https://www.cancercouncil.com.au