Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 128 of Space Nuts - *A supermassive black hole at the centre of our universe..*Oumuamua - just what is it?*Listener questions...first up Ryan from Delaware has a question around the Transit Method and observational angles. Next up Gordon wants to know how it’s possible to still see events from so long ago and so far away?If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr Fred Watson’s book ‘ ‘Why Is Uranus Upsid...
Nov 08, 2018•36 min
Space Nuts Episode 127Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).This episode is brought to you by The Local Maximum Podcast....technology news and more....expand your perspective...for details visit www.localmaxradio.com Episode 127 of Space Nuts - *Dust clouds around Planet Earth..*The Parker Solar Probe...an update...*Listener questions...first one is from Clem Unger and he has a question about the new super telescopes that are being developed. Plus Phil...
Nov 01, 2018•37 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 126 of Space Nuts - *Mission to Mercury...it’s underway...*Fake Chinese Moon….or Fake news?...*Listener questions...first from Michael Carey who wants to know what the backup plan is for getting astronauts off of the ISS. The second question is from Scott Kime (who’s writing a sci-fi novel) and wants to know if we currently have the technology to actually capture an asteroid? Fred has answers to both questi...
Oct 25, 2018•36 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 125 of Space Nuts - *Let’s talk about those fast radio bursts...*The sounds of Aurora’s...*Listener question time...first one from Aziz in Uganda, who wants to know what causes ball lightning. Second question is from John Brookes in Callala Bay, NSW Australia - just how good is our technology at detecting particles at absolute zero? Fred has answers to both questions...If you like to get your hands on a cop...
Oct 18, 2018•32 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 124 of Space Nuts - *Ice formations on Europa...*The first exo-moon...*Our listener question comes from Paul Laviolette Of Vancouver Island Canada - What’s the deal with the big crunch?...Fred explains.If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr Fred Watson’s book ‘ ‘Why Is Uranus Upside Down? And other questions about the Universe’ it’s available as a Kindle edition from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/W...
Oct 11, 2018•35 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 123 of Space Nuts - *The discovery of Goblin...has Astronomers excited...is confirmation of Planet 9 far away?*Space Week...here’s what’s happening….*And our listener question is about the Big Bang etc...Fred has the answers as usual.Links mentioned in this episode: Fred's video segments for World Space Week on Twitter can be found at @sceincegovau and The Space Week web site at www.worldspaceweek.org If yo...
Oct 04, 2018•38 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 122 of Space Nuts - *They’ve done it - Jaxa hops on an asteroid...*Speaking of which ….New Horizons aiming for an asteroid intercept past Pluto...*Questions from the audience: Why the heat of stars is opposite to the heat of a spectrum...Fred has the answer,If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr Fred Watson’s book ‘ ‘Why Is Uranus Upside Down? And other questions about the Universe’ it’s available as...
Sep 27, 2018•32 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 121 of Space Nuts - *We off to the moon...well...not us exactly...*Space Junk Capture Test..*Questions from the audience on Gravity Waves and Mass Extinction.If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr Fred Watson’s book ‘ ‘Why Is Uranus Upside Down? And other questions about the Universe’ it’s available as a Kindle edition from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Why-Uranus-Upside-Down-questions-ebook/dp/B00...
Sep 20, 2018•33 min
Space Nuts Episode 120Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 120 of Space Nuts - All Listener Questions - Part 2*A question Simon Anthony - about Moon perspective...book mentioned in this segment is ‘Why Is Uranus Upside Down? And other questions about the Universe’ by Fred Watson. Available as a Kindle edition from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Why-Uranus-Upside-Down-questions-ebook/dp/B0042P6A8K/ref =sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1536834846&sr=...
Sep 13, 2018•40 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 119 of Space Nuts: - *The hole in the ISS….was it sabotage? *The Japanese asteroid landing...*This week’s listener question is from Neil McKenzie - a follow-up question about meteor showers. Fred has the answers.Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), Google Podcasts (now available via the Google P...
Sep 06, 2018•33 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 118 of Space Nuts: - *Reverse polarity Sun Spot...*Water vapour from Protostar...*This week’s listener question is from Abdul-Aziz Musa in Uganda (thanks Abdul)...tackling the effects of microgravity on the human body during space travel...Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), Google Podcasts (now available...
Aug 30, 2018•36 min
This episode of Space Nuts is brought to you by Physical Attraction...the podcast that explains physics concepts to you one chat up line at a time. Intrigued? Find out more at www.physicspodcast.com or follow on Twitter @PhysicsPod Space Nuts Episode 117Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 117 of Space Nuts: - *Water on the Moon - confirmed...*The strange atmosphere of KELT-9b*This week’s listener questions...from Don Hind and John Milton - questions...
Aug 23, 2018•34 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 116 of Space Nuts: - *The Parker Solar Probe is on it’s way...*The Perseid Meteor Shower*This week’s listener question...from Andre Skala in Amsterdam, Netherlands … Is a Black Hole really a hole? Fred has the answer...Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), Google Podcasts (now available via the Google Play ...
Aug 16, 2018•37 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 115 of Space Nuts: - *NASA announces first all US Space Launch since 2011..*Light echoes...an explosion that happened 170 yrs ago is now being seen by scientists..*We tackle more of the questions on listener Richard Goodman’s list (thanks Richard)...Gravity vs Dark Energy...Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Notewort...
Aug 09, 2018•31 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 114 of Space Nuts: - *Confirmation of Einstein's General Theory of Relativity … again.*Radioactive isotope found in deep space...*Our listener questions for this episode come from Richard Goodman...thanks Richard...Imagining our galactic view...and what exactly constitutes a moon?Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & No...
Aug 02, 2018•33 min
This episode of Space Nuts is brought to you by The Great Courses Plus...lifelong learning from the best in their fields. For one month FREE and complete access to their library, just use our special URL: www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/nuts and help support our show. Thank you...Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 113 of Space Nuts: - *This really big...water has been discovered on Mars ...Fred explains just how important this is.*A missing moon balloo...
Jul 26, 2018•34 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 112 of Space Nuts: - *New Jupiter Moons...*A blood moon eclipse is on the way…*Our listener question this week comes from Mark Bealey (thanks Mark)...about Black Holes and Blazar jets….Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), Google Podcasts (now available via the Google Play store), Stitcher, Pocket Casts, Po...
Jul 19, 2018•32 min
In Episode 111 of Space Nuts: - *Seeing a black hole...*A galactic collision...*A couple of audience questions...you may have seen the video on our Facebook page...is it a shooting star, fireball...or something else? Fred identifies the mystery light in the sky. And astronomy vs poverty...Fred has his perspective.Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), Google Podcasts (now available via the...
Jul 12, 2018•38 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Episode 110 of Space Nuts: - *Fred fills us in on the changes within the AAO (Australian Astronomical Observatory) and what the future holds for him…*Exo Moons*Grease has suddenly become the word in Space...Fred explains..*James in South Australia and Gretchen in Los Angeles both have questions about our Sun’s siblings...Fred answers.Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podca...
Jul 05, 2018•32 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 109 of Space Nuts we answer your questions:- *First question is from Rich asking why most planets in our solar system are on the same plane *Question from Kerry Ellis about how we identify different kinds of gravity waves *Questions from Sareth Parera and Scott Appleby about Big Bang Theory... Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured ...
Jun 28, 2018•36 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 108 of Space Nuts - *Getting to Mars. So just how will we do it? *The Oldest Object in the Solar System…. *Listener Graham see’s a green flash in the morning sky near Canberra, Australia and wants to know what it might be. Fred explains.. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), Google Podcasts (now available...
Jun 21, 2018•28 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 107 of Space Nuts - *We pay tribute to the late Capt. Alan Bean. *Lunar Eclipses and Climate change...what’s the connection? *Listener Alex Simmons in Bellingen, NSW Australia has a question about TESS. Fred has the answers... 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...
Jun 15, 2018•31 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 106 of Space Nuts - *The Dino asteroids affect on birds... *Saturn’s moonlets... *Listener Jacob from Brisbane, Australia has a question about the Inflationary Epoch...Fred has the answers... 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, CastBox.F...
Jun 07, 2018•28 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 105 of Space Nuts - *Industry on the moon? *The dino asteroid temperature effect... *Listener Tom Newitt asked about the WOW signal…we answer. 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, CastBox.FM, iHeartRadio, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: https...
May 31, 2018•32 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 104 of Space Nuts - *Stargazing Live + Ancient Oxygen *Grace Satellites launched *Listener Tony Dawn offers dark energy theory...thanks Tony... 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, CastBox.FM, iHeartRadio, Tunein Radio etc. RSS feed: http...
May 24, 2018•32 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 103 of Space Nuts - *Do multiverses exist? Possibly not...Fred explains... *Sending a helicopter to Mars. Will it work? *Our listener question this week...what's being done about developing an EM drive? 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...
May 17, 2018•35 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 102 of Space Nuts - *Mars InSight mission lifts off... *New research into strange light phenomenon called Steve... *Our listener question this week comes from Paul in Victoria about star mapping... 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, Cas...
May 10, 2018•32 min
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 101 of Space Nuts - *Merging galaxies seen from early Universe... *Astronomers find a survivor from a supernova event... *Question from airline pilot and listener Hannah Webb in the UK about noctilucent clouds….and that’s Hannah’s picture featured in the artwork with this episode...thanks Hannah...much appreciated. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (forme...
May 03, 2018•34 min
Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 100 of Space Nuts - Mythbusters - Conspiracies debunked: *Things people see on Mars.. *The Moon landings - yes they really happened. Fred explains.. *Planet Nibiru - the mystery planet...only it doesn’t exist...or does it? (we love a good conspiracy theory too….) Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including Apple Podcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, St...
Apr 26, 2018•41 min
Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 99 of Space Nuts: *The DNA of 340,000 stars…(count them if you like) *The TESS launch to find livable planets... *Listener question time...and this week a question about Photon energy loss and...living on Titan. 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 Radi...
Apr 19, 2018•38 min
