China's successful lunar germination suggests "there might not be insurmountable problems for astronauts in future trying to grow their own crops on the moon in a controlled environment," Fred Watson, an astronomer-at-large with Australian Astronomical Observatory, told the BBC.
Date: Jan 15, 2019
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'Supervoid', biggest structure known to humankind identified by astronomers
"[The] cold spot seems to defy physics in the sense that you would expect only a small amount of variation [in temperature] and the cold spot seems to exceed the amount of variation," the Australian Astronomical Observatory's Fred Watson said.
Date: Apr 21, 2015
Category: Sci/Tech
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Cosmic afterburner offers clues to evolution of galaxies
"Massive jets like this one have been studied for decades, since the beginning of radio astronomy, but we still don't understand exactly how they are produced or what they're made of," says Leith. Fred Watson, astronomer-in-charge of the Australian Astronomical Observatory, agrees. "Jets of this kin
Date: Oct 23, 2012
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Asteroid 2011 MD to Pass Earth as Closely as 7500 Miles, June 27
Fred Watson from the Australian Astronomical Observatory was quoted by ABC News, "The closeness of 2011 MD is a reminder to people that events on Earth have the potential to be shaped by asteroids - 'like the annihilation of the dinosaurs'." It reminds us of our reality "in an environment littered w