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Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries

Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkleywww.spacenutspodcast.com
Join Professor Fred Watson and Sci-Fi Author Andrew Dunkley on Space Nuts as they delve into astronomy, space travel, and cosmic mysteries. Explore groundbreaking discoveries and listener Q&A in captivating discussions. Follow us on social media to engage with our community!

Two episodes a week with news and explainer focused editions published on Thursday's and our Listener Q&A focused edition on Monday's.

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Episodes

68: Designer Spacesuits, a Galaxy far far away & and Listener Rob's question - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 67

Credit: Our episode artwork/photo was taken by Fred of the recent eclipse over North America. Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 67 of Space Nuts we discuss: * Elon Musk unveils his designer spacesuit * Astronomers look closely at a star beyond our solar system for the first time * We answer a question from Rob in Coolum about the expansion of the Universe Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (former...

Aug 31, 201729 min

67: Pluto, Hawaii & Giant Blobs - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 66

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 66 of Space Nuts: * NASA flyover of Pluto released * Gigantic jets over Hawaii * Giant blobs of lava are why Iceland and Hawaii exist Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4639279.rss Join our mail...

Aug 24, 201725 min

66: Moons and Clouds - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 65

This episode of Space Nuts is bought to you by Physical Attraction – A new podcast that tries to explain physics with one chat-up line at a time. Subscribe at Apple Podcasts or any good podcast app. For more visit www.physicalattraction.libsyn.com or check out their twitter at @physicspod Space Nuts Episode 65: Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 65 of Space Nuts we discuss: * Hubble telescope gets great picture of moon, Phobos * The first ever exo-Moon ha...

Aug 17, 201722 min

65: Comets, Comets & Atoms - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 64

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 64 of Space Nuts: * Our atoms are probably from a Galaxy far far away * Comets are bigger than we thought and there are many more of them * Audience question from John in Minneapolis Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed: https:/...

Aug 10, 201727 min

64: Alien life, Universal Recession & Watery Moon - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 63

This episode of Space Nuts is bought to you by Moonshot – a new podcast exploring crazy ideas that just might change the world. Subscribe at Apple Podcasts or any good podcast app. For more visit www.moonshot.audio . Space Nuts Episode 63: Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 63 of Space Nuts we discuss: * Potential for life discovered on Titan. * A Universal recession * More water on the Moon than we thought Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all go...

Aug 03, 201727 min

63: Black holes, Aliens & a Big Bag of Nothing - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 62

This episode of Space Nuts is bought to you by Moonshot – a new podcast exploring crazy ideas that might change the world. Subscribe at Apple Podcasts or any good podcast app. For more visit www.moonshot.audio Space Nuts Episode 62: Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 62 of Space Nuts we discuss: * Measuring the mass of black holes. * Creating the Galactic Internet to say hello to aliens * A bag of almost nothing sell at auction for a small fortune Subscri...

Jul 27, 201727 min

62: Planet 9 , real or not? - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 61

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 61 of Space Nuts we discuss: * Is there, or isn’t there a Planet 9? * Mystery radio signals from a red dwarf star...we think * Answeringa listener question about visiting black holes Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed: https:/...

Jul 20, 201725 min

61: Just what is SOFIA? - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 60

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 60 of Space Nuts we discuss: * Why Black Holes only come in two sizes * MU69 fly by * Just what is SOFIA? Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4639279.rss Join our mailing list at http://www.bites...

Jul 13, 201726 min

60: Amazing new image of Jupiter - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 59

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 59 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * The weather…and an amazing new image of Jupiter * Astronomers discover two Black holes orbiting each other * Alien junk on Mars? What? Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed:...

Jul 05, 201727 min

59: Twinkle, twinkle little Quasar - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 58

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 58 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Twinkling quasars…why is it so? * 3 lost satellites and the hunt to locate them…chalk one up for citizen science! * We answer a couple of good questions from Brad in Indiana (USA)… Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbea...

Jun 29, 201726 min

58: Mystery flashes on Earth...solved - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 57

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 57 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Mystery flashes on Earth… * Entangled protons and quantum theory * Hubble proves again that Einstein was right Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/c...

Jun 21, 201724 min

57: Creation, Obliteration & Futuristic - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 56

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 56 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Another star system being studied looks to have the early markers of what could have created life on Earth * Our listeners ask questions….we answer them. One from Jim in Sydney (Australia) about how the Dinosaur crater in the Mexican Gulf was discovered * The unveiling of the new Stratolaunch vehicle Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps...

Jun 15, 201725 min

56: Helicopter drones on Mars? How cool... - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 55

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 55 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Helicopter drones on Mars? How cool… * Extreme Exo Planets… * and India notches up another space success. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/chann...

Jun 08, 201722 min

55: New Zealand, Mars and the Sun - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 54

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 54 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * New Zealand joins the Space race…and innovates along the way… * Heavy rain helped shape Mars…really heavy rain! * NASA’s plan to touch the sun…. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc....

Jun 01, 201723 min

54: Dinosaurs, Io Erupts & Tractor Beams - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 53

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 53 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * More amazing results from the Dinosaur crater * Giant lava waves on Io * How we are using tractor beams and where it might lead. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed: https...

May 18, 201721 min

53: Money, ABELL 370 & you - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 52

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 52 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * The Australian Government budgets more money for astronomy… * The Hubble Telescope photographs a galaxy far, far away. Just search for ABELL 370 to take a look. * Fred answers listener questions…if you’d like to submit a question for answering on future shows, just email us at spacenuts@bitesz.com , or leave us a question on Facebook or twitter. Subscribe, rate and ...

May 12, 201728 min

52: NASA's BIG balloon - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 51

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 51 of Space Nuts we look at the following stories: * A Balloon launched to try and better understand sub atomic particles * Cassini starts its final manoeuvres before being absorbed by Saturn * May the 4th be with you Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein...

May 02, 201721 min

51: Monitoring volcanoes from space - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 50

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 50 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Monitoring volcanoes from space * A strange phenomenon called Steve * Light travels different distances around a super nova Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio, 60db etc. RSS feed: https://au...

Apr 26, 201720 min

50: Solar sails, black holes and football - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 49

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 49 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Using solar sails to slow down a micro spacecraft when it reaches Proxima Centauri * A black hole that took 11 years to devour a star * A Super Bowl football pass in space that traveled over 500 kilometers Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean...

Feb 13, 201725 min

49: Juno vs Jupiter - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 48

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 48 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Jupiter …as seen from Juno. Amazing! * Apollo 1 - 50 years on…. * Exo planets ‘seen’ for the very first time… Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4639279.rss Join our mail...

Feb 03, 201729 min

48: Pan-STARR - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 47

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 47 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * The Pan-STARR digital star mapping project * Put this one in your diary – star collision coming in 2022. * An asteroid collision near miss…that no-one saw coming… Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: htt...

Jan 26, 201727 min

47: VLT - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 46

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 46 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Finding nearby exoplanets…the Breakthrough Listen project * Colliding galaxies photographed. * Watching over rain-forests…from space. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4...

Jan 19, 201725 min

46: Cosmic Radio Bursts - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 45

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 45 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Mysterious Cosmic Radio bursts…a mystery solved. * Cosmic dust found on roofs…you may even have some. * Icehouse on Mars…we revisit our favorite planet… Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: https://audio...

Jan 12, 201727 min

45: Red dwarf to impact our solar system - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 44

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 44 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Red dwarf to impact our solar system. * Antimatter discovery. * Nature Astronomy magazine about to be released Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4639279.rss Join our mai...

Jan 05, 201722 min

44: China and national security in space - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 43

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 43 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * China and national security in space. * The Passing Of Vera Ruben. * NASA researching Interstellar Travel… Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4639279.rss Join our mailing...

Dec 30, 201627 min

43: Jet stream under the Earth’s surface - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 42

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 42 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * The Jet stream that's under the Earth’s surface. * Ceres covered in ice * Dwarf moon Peggy reappears… Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4639279.rss Join our mailing list...

Dec 23, 201627 min

42: Remembering John Glenn - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 41

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 41 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Remembering the late John Glenn…a true hero and extraordinary man. * Japan to test a giant net for catching space junk * Astronomers observe a star just like our sun that’s about to die. What does it mean for us? Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, ...

Dec 16, 201628 min

41: Life on Mars? - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 40

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 40 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * Why isn't the rotation of Earth slowing down as fast as it should be? * NASA may have found evidence that life might have existed on Mars in its past due to formations that have been found on the planet. * Still on Mars, analysis of its atmosphere will soon begin and the planned 2021 rover mission will go ahead Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podc...

Dec 08, 201630 min

40: Aliens - A Warning from Stephen Hawking - Space Nuts with Dr Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 39

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 39 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * A meteorite discovery utilising a new technology. * A warning about aliens from none other than Stephen Hawking….pay attention! * Is this really the ‘roundest’ thing in the Universe? Discussion ensues… Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Ov...

Nov 28, 201625 min

39: An out of this world ocean - Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 38

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 38 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * An Ocean on one of Pluto’s moons…what’s that all about? * The Dinosaur asteroid created a temporary mountain range * Astronaut Peggy Whitson about to break the US record for time in space. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Overcast, Tunei...

Nov 22, 201626 min
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