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Space Nuts | Astronomy, Space and Science News

254 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 66 ratings

All things Space – astronomy, news, travel, discoveries, the mysteries and more…with world renown and respected Astronomer At Large Professor Fred Watson and Broadcaster/Journalist/Sci-Fi Writer Andrew Dunkley.

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Episodes

RIP Michael Collins

April 29, 2021 12:30 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 250 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley   ●    RIP Michael Collins – friend of the show ●    Questions from our listeners – Cassandra, Ryan, Graham, Paddy, Alyssa, Ralph, Andrew and Mark. Fred has answers for all of them, For more Space Nuts, supporter links, visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new bitesz....

Historic Achievement

April 22, 2021 12:33 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 249 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley   ●    History is made – the Ingenuity update…… ●    An update on Australia’s Square Kilometer Array – and it’s good news. ●    For some this will be possibly the saddest story of the year – you can forget warp drive! ●    Audience questions…today listeners want to know what is the great attractor and where is it, plus why is Neptune invisible to the naked eye? Fred has the answers…...

Have We Got the Universal Model Wrong?

April 15, 2021 06:21 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 248 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●    A quick Ingenuity update… ●    Have we got the universal model wrong? It’s possible…analysing the particle physics… ●    New findings on the aurora of Jupiter… ●    Audience questions…today from listeners Richard in Brisbane (Australia) and Tom in Toronto Canada, who has a great question about Fred’s music abilities. For more Space Nuts, supporter links, visit the shop, buy a b...

History In the Making

April 08, 2021 08:46 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Space Nuts 247 Show Notes April 2021   Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 247 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley   ●    The latest on Ingenuities adventures on mars…the first flight preparations are well underway. ●    There’s new data on the Chicxulub Crater and it’s affect on life on Earth as we know it. ●    The discovery of an elusive intermediary black hole. ●    Audience questions…today from listeners in the Netherlands and Springfield USA. For ...

Magnetism

April 01, 2021 11:20 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MB

Space Nuts 246 Show Notes April 2021 Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 246 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●    Fred’s road trip to Adelaide, South Australia. So, what was he doing there? ●    The significance of the magnetic fields of the Black Hole M87. ●    There’s been a new echo received from exo-asteroid Borisov….but what does it mean? Fred explains ●    Audience questions…from a listener in New Zealand (do other planets have magnetic poles? an...

You Asked - We Answer

March 25, 2021 11:59 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 245 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Questions from our Global Community ●    Another episode where we focus exclusively on our global audience’s questions…and critiques. ●    If you’d like to submit a question for future episodes, just visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com and click on the AMA tab. You’ll be able to record a message or simply fill in the form and send us a written query. ●    Thank you for ...

The One with the Cockatoos

March 19, 2021 07:41 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 244 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The One with the Cockatoos ●    The Perseverance Rover Update. ●    Turns out exo-asteroids could be quite common, much more so than previously thought. Fred explains. ●    A new twist on super-massive black holes. ●    Listener questions…Planet Nine – does t exist? What’s the latest thinking and Spiral Galaxies…how are they formed?. Fred has answers. ●    And for anyone not from A...

At Warp Speed

March 11, 2021 06:37 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

Space Nuts Episode 243 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley At Warp Speed ●    Another busy week on Mars…we have another Perseverance Rover Update. ●    Organic materials essential for life have been found on an asteroid. Fred has the details. ●    Some genius has come up with a real life model for a warp drive. Andrew gets excited and Fred has the details. ●    Listener questions…from Hugh in Texas (USA) and Luk in the Netherlands. Fred has answers. For more Space Nuts, support...

Revists

March 04, 2021 12:11 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 242 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Now What? ●     The latest on the Perseverance Rover on Mars – it’s been a busy week on the Red Planet. ●     Old research revisited…does it give us new clues on how to find extraterrestrials? ●     Boson stars revisited…are gravitational waves telling us the truth? The latest thinking… ●     Listener questions…about neutron stars and checking the water signature on Mars. Fred has a...

Now What

February 25, 2021 11:55 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 241 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Now What? ●     The Perseverance Rover has landed on Mars on schedule and as planned. But now what? ●     The Gaia Space Observatory study into binary stars…some results have been released and Fred explains their importance. ●     Listener questions…the shadows on the tennis court during the Australian Open and another on La Grange Points…Fred has answers. For more Space Nuts, suppo...

It's Question Time

February 18, 2021 06:17 - 57 minutes - 79.3 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 240 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Question Time ●    This whole episode is devoted to answering many of the questions we receive from our listeners. Fred has answers for all of them ●    And a Space Nuts first…special guest host Russell Palmer joins Andrew and Fred with his questions live from Western Australia. BTW…you can call him Rusty…all his friends do. For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the shop, bu...

Mars - The UAE Mission

February 11, 2021 11:53 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 239 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Mars – The UAE Mission ●    The UAE Mars Mission…even though Andrew keeps calling it the Moon mission…heaven knows where his mind was at… ●    Matter that appears to be missing in the universe. Fred has an explanation… ●    A warm Neptune like Exoplanet has been discovered… ●    Listener questions – if the universe is expanding, how can galaxies collide? Surely, they’ve moving away ...

Mars

February 04, 2021 11:05 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 238 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Mars - A Primer ●    Probing the Martian Atmosphere – from a time when it was warm and wet. ●    Getting to Mars faster….and the solution is? ●    Listener questions – from Aaron in Nebraska (USA) and Pete in Sheffield (UK). Fred has answers for both of them… For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the shop, buy a book, to leave us your questions, and to stream podcast episod...

The TOI-178 System

January 28, 2021 12:05 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 237 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The TOI-178 System ●    The discovery of some new exoplanets that are proving to be a bit of a mystery. So, what’s going on…Fred explains. ●    SLABS – Stupendously Large Black Holes (no kidding) ●    Listener questions – from 9 yr old Ashlyn in Atlanta Georgia (USA) and Jarrod from Melbourne (Australia). Fred has answers for them… For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the ...

Protected

January 21, 2021 12:38 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 236 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Protected ●    Passing of a new law protecting historic space history sites. ●    Detecting gravitational waves using an observatory the size of a galaxy. What? ●    Listener questions – from the Jonah in Houston (USA) and Jacob in Phoenix (USA). Fred has answers for them…. For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the shop, buy a book, to leave us your questions, and to stream...

'the need for speed'

January 14, 2021 11:42 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 235 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ‘the need for speed’ ●    A need for speed – wondering why 2020 seemed to move along so quickly? Fred knows why… ●    Chinese Astronomers nearly 600 high velocity stars (see a theme here?). And of course Fred has insider knowledge… ●    Listener questions – from the UK and South Australia to kick off the New Year. For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the shop, buy a book,...

Buffering

December 24, 2020 09:24 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 234 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Buffering In this episode, Andrew throws questions from listeners at Fred without notice. And Fred answers them...is there anything he doesn’t know? For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the shop, buy a book, to leave us your questions, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at  https://spacenutspodcast.com  (mobile friendly). Become a  Space Nuts crew m...

The Great Conjunction

December 17, 2020 06:28 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MB

Space Nuts Episode 233 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ‘The Great Conjunction’ The great conjunction...so what’s so important about this rare celestial event? The link between radio bursts and the flares of cool stars. Listener questions - Alex in Bellingen has a question about neutron stars. Zoe has a question about Santa and time dilation. While Travis is still trying to get his head around why black holes have different masses. Fred explains... For more Space Nuts, suppor...

Welcome Home!

December 10, 2020 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 232 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Hayabusa 2 successfully returns….Fred explains why this mission was so important. NASA’s plans to contract out the collection of moondust. Listener questions - first up is Laurie from the UK with a question about finding life on other planets, if it happened, would it jeopardize our plans to go there? Plus Kat has a question about the ‘Superman’ effect.  Fred and Andrew have answers ...

A New Atlas of the Universe

December 03, 2020 06:23 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 231 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The Australian CSIRO Million Galaxies Survey from ASKAP (The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder) has spectacular results - Fred has the details. China’s Changi 5 mission details Wattle seeds in Space? What? And our listeners clock in with their questions: Ralph lays out his theory of what the universe looks like... Damien has a question about SpaceTime and Dark Matter… O...

RIP Arecibo Observatory

November 26, 2020 12:24 - 46 minutes - 64 MB

Space Nuts Episode 230 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley RIP Arecibo. Fred discusses the importance of the venerable site...and what it’s loss will mean. Listener questions galore...this episode we feature questions from listener Brian in Georgia, USA; Glyn from Albion, Victoria Australia; Snow from New Zealand and Damien Huxley. Fred has answers for all of you. For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at  https://spacenutspodcast.c...

A SpaceX Delivery

November 19, 2020 11:53 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 229 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the ISS in a historic mission. Now there’s a use for old rocket bodies... A new research paper has been released detailing the origins of protein structures responsible for metabolism - the precursors for potential life. This is a big deal and Fred explains why. Question time – First up, listener Misty West from the USA has a question about the poss...

The Dish

November 12, 2020 11:05 - 41 minutes - 57.1 MB

Space Nuts Episode 228 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The Parkes Radio Telescope, made famous by the movie ‘The Dish’ is in the news. Fred explains why… The Galah Project has thrown up some interesting new data. Fred has the latest on the project’s findings… Did an extra planet exist in our solar system at one stage? Listener questions – Adam poses an interesting one, what if Jupiter ignited and became a star? And Paul asked about orbiting mechanics. Fred has answers… For m...

Milestone Reached

November 06, 2020 07:17 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 227with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Happy Milestone ISS - another record goes into the history books.  Is it really all about to end for us? Fred spells out the facts...so relax. Listener questions - first up - A question about telescope tracking distant objects from the Equator and the evolution of life on other planets - would it be different to ours? Fred has answers. For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast...

NASA's Big Tease

October 29, 2020 10:56 - 55 minutes - 51 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 226 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley More water on the moon than first thought? That’s what NASA’s big tease was about this week….Fred has the details. And while on the moon, what about this Nokia 4G Network….fact or fiction? We revisit the OSIRIS-REx vs Bennu adventure for an update. Listener questions - first up - Why after the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, does the sun continue to set later? Plus...the ...

Spaghettification

October 22, 2020 11:50 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 225 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley A stars death by spaghettification. Fred explains... The OSIRIS-rex mission...a perspective and some background. Listener questions this week. We revisit the movie Interstellar with a correction to the answer of a previous question...and the gravastar theory - Fred has answers. The calculator Fred mentions can be found at https://www.omnicalculator.com/   For more Space Nuts, links, ...

About That Fake Asteroid

October 15, 2020 10:56 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 224 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Fake asteroid news? Take a listen to the sound of the Milky Way...beautiful...and clever. A bunch of listener questions this week all from listener Asley. Fred has answers for all of them… For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at  https://spacenutspodcast.com  (mobile friendly). Become a  Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate...

24 Exoplanets

October 08, 2020 10:16 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MB

Space Nuts 223 Show Notes October 2020 Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 223 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Nobel Prize winners for 2020... A new study of Comets suggests earth may have a second alignment plane...  A new report suggests there may be 24 exoplanets with a better potential for life than Earth. Listener questions this week come from Zoe Whiteside in Northern Ireland and Gareth Edwards. Fred has answers for them… For more Space Nuts, li...

The Ice Lakes of Mars

October 01, 2020 11:31 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 222 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Mars is back in the news with new data on the South Pole’s lakes….Fred has the details. Looking to buy a telescope? Fred has some advice The Square Kilometer Array, a project that Fred is very close to, made the news this week. An update. Listener questions this week come from listeners and active space nuts Will in Phoenix Arizona and Paul in Sydney Australia. Fred has answers for t...

Rosetta Spacecraft - Back In The News

September 24, 2020 11:21 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 221 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Data from the Rosetta Spacecraft is back in the news - Fred has the details. Apparently Russia is claiming Venus as their planet. What? NASA’s plans to return to the moon have been released. We have the details. Listener questions this week involve fuzzy telescope images...why is it so? And did the universe start out as a black hole...and did matter emanate from this black hole? Fred...

Life On Venus?

September 17, 2020 12:50 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 220 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Could there really be life on Venus? Fred has the latest…  Listener question time...as we work our way through the backlog we address questions about lasers in space and spy agencies, binary stars and more. Fred and Andrew have answers. For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at  https://spacenutspodcast.com  (mobile friendly). Beco...

'The Moon's Going Rusty'

September 10, 2020 11:52 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 219 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley *“The moon’s going rusty’ - The Rusty crust of the moon...so what’s going on? Sorry - No sign of alien technology according to a new study… China’s X37B Spacecraft... Listener question time...questions this week about Mu1 Scorpii and the expansion of the Universe. Fred has the answers. For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at h...

Free-Floating Planetary-Mass Objects

September 03, 2020 07:36 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 218 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Free-floating planets - Just what are they? Fred explains... Is our Sun a part of a binary system? Discussion ensues... Listener question time...Paul in Victoria (Australia) asks why haven’t we been back to Uranus & Neptune since Voyager 2. Andrew has a theory which is plainly ridiculous….fortunately Fred has a more straight forward answer. And the Space Doogie is back in the news......

Leaky ISS

August 27, 2020 11:22 - 41 minutes - 38 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 217 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The leak in the ISS - repairs are underway... The ice moon Europa...what’s up around its poles? Listener question time...Telescopes and the atmosphere...should we relocate them to the Moon or Mars? And, why slingshot around Venus to go to Mars? What’s the advantage, if indeed there is one? Fred addresses these queries... For more Space Nuts, links and to stream podcast episodes on-de...

A Ring Galaxy Discovery

August 20, 2020 11:33 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 216 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley A ring galaxy discovery...so just what is a ring galaxy? Fred has the answers… Lunar Landing Modules ...polluting the lunar ice? Listener question time...Our place in the Universe...a wild theory...but is it plausible? Plus could there be a mirror image of our Milky Way Galaxy out there? Fred addresses this one... For more Space Nuts, links and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, v...

Question Time

August 13, 2020 08:23 - 43 minutes - 40 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 215 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Question time...as Andrew & Fred tackle some of the more pressing questions from our global audience… Meanwhile, in Australia, the venerable Parkes Radio Telescope has been heritage listed...Fred has the details. For more Space Nuts, links and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at  https://spacenutspodcast.com  (mobile friendly). Become a  Space Nuts crew mem...

The Crashed Vikram Lander - Found

August 06, 2020 11:43 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 214 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley As we all know, India’s Chandragaan-2 mission to the Moon ended with the Vikram Lander crashing...and lost. Now they’ve found it, Fred has the story. The rivers on Mars may have been formed under sheets of ice. That’s the new theory. Fred has the details… Listener questions…the Hubble Telescope and a picture taking conundrum...and a  well thought out question about interstellar travel...

The Mars Rush of 2020 Is On

July 30, 2020 11:58 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 213 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley NASA’s mission to Mars - the rush is on - exciting times ahead… https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/overview/#:~:text=The%20Mars%202020%20mission%20with,potential%20for%20life%20on%20Mars. Fred’s involvement with the RAVE Survey and it’s recently released results. Get the inside scoop... Listener questions…from Martin in Austria and Paddy in Sydney (Australia) about the ISS, Space ...

Introducing: Gregory Peck

July 23, 2020 08:24 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 212 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Mars season kicks off with the UAE successfully heading off to the Red Planet... It would seem Venus has active volcanoes still. So what does this mean? Listener questions…what on earth is a Terrascope? Fred explains and a question asking ‘If Einstein were alive today, what do you think would be the biggest mystery he’d want solved is?’ Fred and Andrew speculate. And a special appear...

RIP Mandu

July 16, 2020 06:39 - 46 minutes - 43 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 211 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Sad news from the team this as we say RIP Mandu.... A Cosmic Structure discovery of some note... The truth about our ‘sister’ planet Venus... Listener questions…chemical elements...where do they come from? ...and Simon from Newcastle has a question involving Lagrange points. Fred & Andrew have answers. For more Space Nuts and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new websi...

The Weird Reason They Named an Asteroid Moon

July 09, 2020 07:49 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 210 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley An asteroid moon has been given a name...for the oddest of reasons... A new exoplanet has been discovered and this one is unique. Why? Listener questions…Is it possible to put a number on the objects in Space? And can a black hole form without a star? Fred & Andrew have answers. For more Space Nuts and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at www.spacenutspodcas...

Astronomers vs Starlink

July 02, 2020 11:08 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 209 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley What does the upcoming Starlink launch mean for Astronomers? A Planetary Discovery by The Southern University of Queensland (Australia)... A collision between two black holes and possible explosion...what’s that all about? Listener questions…first up, Exo Planets, a query and what is Quark Matter, finally how does a Quark Star differ from a Neutron Star?. Fred & Andrew have answers. ...

Hoot Hoot!

June 25, 2020 07:58 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 208 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Pluto - new data - and a new theory... The ISS receives a very important delivery... Listener questions…from Carrie B in Sydney, Australia and Roger the truck driver in the Northeast of the USA. Fred & Andrew have answers. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacenutspodcast.com  (mobile friendly). Become a  Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of s...

Is There Anybody Out There? A New Theory

June 18, 2020 07:42 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 207 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Alien intelligent life in our galaxy - a new theory... Searching for water on the moon - a new project... Listener questions…where do scientific papers go? - the crisis in cosmology and what two questions would you ask an alien if you had the chance? Fred & Andrew have answers. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly). Become a Space Nuts cre...

New Theory on Oumuamua

June 11, 2020 07:56 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 206 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley New theory on Oumuamua... New earth-like planet orbiting an earth-like star... Listener questions…have we ever been visited by aliens?..and concerns about the Starlink satellites? Fred has answers. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly). Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commercial-free vers...

Planet-9 - Oh Dear...

June 04, 2020 11:36 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 205 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Planet 9 - does it even exist? Fred is devastated... A dwarf galaxy that’s impacting on our own Milky Way. But that may not be a bad thing... Listener questions…just who’s in charge of all those orbiting satellites...and where is the centre of the Universe? Fred has answers. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly). Become a Space Nuts crew m...

NASA, SpaceX and Virgin Orbital

May 28, 2020 12:16 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MB

Space Nuts Episode 204 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Launches - SpacesX and NASA collaborate for a historic launch...plus Virgin Orbit New planet formation discovery... Listener questions…Fred has answers. Become a  Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content now rolling out. Instant access to 50 plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www....

Super Secret X37B Flies Again

May 21, 2020 12:10 - 48 minutes - 67 MB

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 203 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - A Science News Podcast Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly). X37b Flies Again... Harmonic Stars...what exactly are they? Listener questions - Featuring our first ever audio question...Fred has answers. Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus co...

Stunning Jupiter

May 14, 2020 08:22 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

Science, Space, and Stuff. Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly). Space Nuts Episode 202 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley A stunning infrared photo of Jupiter released... Catching interstellar asteroids... Listener questions - First up a query about the Tunguska event...and living on Mars...Fred has answers. Become a  Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts p...

Big Black Hole Announcement

May 07, 2020 12:47 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MB

Space Nuts Episode 201 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Big Black Hole announcement... Jupiter’s Ice Moon Europa….re-analysis of historical data has led to new discoveries. Listener questions - Fred has the answers... Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content now rolling out. Instant access to 50 plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… http...

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