βOur reporter Sam Wilcox is live from the Australia Observatory. Sam, whatβs happening?β
βThanks Gary. Astronomers all over the World are saying that thereβs been some strange solar activity of late, something theyβve never witnessed before.β
βWhat kind of activity Sam?β
βTheyβre calling them Sun Spikes. I have with me Astronomer Fred Wilson. Dr Wilson, can you tell us?β
βWell Sam, these events have never been documented and no-one has come up with any tangible explanation as yet. Frankly weβre scratching our heads.β
βSo, what do you know?β
βFor some reason there are wafer thin spikes of light shooting out from the Sun and theyβre now threatening to penetrate our atmosphere.β
βAnd what will happen if they do?β
βWe donβt know but whatβs even more peculiar is the fact theyβre travelling at faster than light speed.β
βThatβs impossible isnβt it?β
βIndeed. These Sun Spikes are new to science as we know it. They breach the laws of physics.β
βAre we in danger Dr Wilson?β
βIβd like to say no, but the truth is we have no idea what effect they might have if one or more of these things strikes the planet or God forbid, people.β
Andrew has been a radio broadcaster and journalist since 1984. He has worked in commercial, public and now community radio, primarily as a breakfast presenter. In recent years he has taken to writing and published an audiobook for ABC Radio in Australia about WW1 called "All I See Is Mud" which was broadcast nationally across the network. That soon became a paperback and was very successful in both formats. He is also a podcaster with Astronomer Dr. Fred Watson and together they produce Space Nuts. Andrew's interest in astronomy, combined with some of the things he and Fred have discussed over the years inspired his first venture into science fiction writing with Parallax. Andrew has been married to Judy since 1987, has three amazing boys and four grandchildren. Andrew is also a passionate golfer which lead him to also write a tongue in cheek book about sports psychology. It took only two days to complete the book based on his own experiences, research, interviews with sports stars and sports psychologists over many years in broadcasting. He lives in Dubbo, NSW, Australia. It's a provincial city and a long way from everywhere but it's home and the five-minute commute to work sure beats living in a big city.