# From Stopping Light to Space Junk — Your Questions Answered

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Podcast: [Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries-647605)
Published: 2026-07-13T04:13:51+00:00
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Sponsor Link: This episode is brought to you with the support of NordVPN - your first stop when it comes to online security and privacy. To check out our special money saving offer for Space Nuts liseners, visit www.nordvpn.com/spaenuts In this Q&A edition of Space Nuts , host Andrew Dunkley and astronomer Professor Fred Watson tackle intriguing audience questions ranging from the possibility of stopping a photon to the complexities of intertwining electromagnetic fields. They also discuss the speeds of colliding particles in the Large Hadron Collider and the growing issue of excess satellites in space. Join us for a fascinating exploration of these cosmic queries! Chapters: (00:00) Space Nuts aims to answer audience questions in a Q and A edition(01:04) Professor Fred Watson answers an audio question from Andrew Chunk(02:03) Kevin asks question regarding whether we have stopped a photon from moving(10:30) Fred: The fabric of space time consists of different fields(14:30) Stay safe online with our sponsor, NordVPN Space Nuts(16:28) Question comes from Andy from Cheshire, UK(22:52) There is growing problem of excess satellites in space and what to do(30:10) Mark: Everything you said, um, is possible(30:38) If you have questions for Space Nuts, send them in Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support .

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