Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 37 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: * The latest in the search for extraterrestrials. Is there anybody out there? * The pillars of destruction * Alert - Extra Super Moon - you won't want to miss this. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Tunein Radio etc. Join our mailing list a...
Nov 10, 2016•23 min
Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In Episode 36 of Space Nuts we chat about the following stories: *The return of astronauts from the ISS Expedition 49 *The strange hexagonal cloud shape on Saturn and the fact that it's changed colour for some reason...but why? *The possibility that Uranus has some hidden Moons Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, P...
Nov 05, 2016•27 min
Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). In episode 35: *The Schiaparelli Lander on Mars *Studying Super Massive Black Holes *China occupies it's very own Space Station. Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts at any good podcatcher app, including iTunes (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Google Play (US only), Tunein Radio and more. Email - spacenuts@bitesz.com For more follow Space Nuts on Facebook, twitter, Google+ and Clammr: Facebook ...
Oct 25, 2016•29 min
Stream episodes of Space Nuts on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Subscribe, rate and review Space Nuts via all good podcatcher apps including iTunes (featuring in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Google Play etc. In Episode 34....we focus on Mars... *The US President lays down a challenge ...let's go to Mars within 30 years. We discuss... *But a new hurdle has arisen...and it will need to be overcome before anyone heads off on the trip of a lifetime...
Oct 18, 2016•27 min
Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 33 and Fred has returned from his overseas trip so we have a bit of Space news to catch up on. *Sorry...but we haven't found alien life yet...the baffling story of dimming star KIC 8462852 - Fred explains what's really happening. *Pluto's moon Charon has been discovered to have a read cap. Who knew? *Mercury has something that Earth has...another surprise find. Subscribe, rate an...
Oct 12, 2016•26 min
Stream this and previous episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 32. In this episode Fred and I discuss: *China's Jade Rabbit Mission. Not a lot is heard about this, but Fred has all the latest. *Have we got Dark Matter Theory all wrong? Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, Google Play Store (US only at this stage...it's a Google restriction thing), Tunein, Radioline, bitesz.com or ...
Sep 01, 2016•24 min
Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 51. In this episode we discuss the following: *Moon Express have received approval to take us back to the moon. Fred has the details and back ground...plus a Space Pirate? *Australia is on the move....as in the whole continent. It's not where we thought it was.... Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Podcast Addict, Tunein Radio, Radioline and no...
Aug 25, 2016•20 min
Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) Hi every one, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 30. In this episode I put Fred on the spot with one of the biggest questions out there...why are we here? Discussion ensues... Plus we take a look at what the end of the Philae lander program means. Please subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Stitcher, Podbean, Tunein Radio, Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Email: SpaceNuts@bitesz.com For more, follow us on Fa...
Aug 17, 2016•22 min
Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly). Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 29. And in this episode we take a look at and discuss the following: *Mercury- New findings are suggesting there may be a lot more to this far away planet than we thought. Fred has the latest. *Our own moon has an enormous crater on it...but what caused it? *We revisit the human eye ....just how little light can it detect? Be amazed... Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Pock...
Aug 09, 2016•26 min
Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 28: Stories we discuss in this episode include: * Its a big month for backyard astronomers with five planets in plain view...Fred fills us in on what we can see by looking up in the sky...and when * .The ESA in conjunction with Russia are getting ready to drill a hole in he moon. Why? * We take another look at the amazing human eye... You can subscribe, rate and review on iTunes, audioBoom,...
Aug 02, 2016•26 min
Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 27 of Space Nuts. We open this episode with a definition clarification...that thing you saw in the sky...was it a meteor or a meteorite, or maybe something else? We set the record straight. Topics we take a look at: *Space Junk...as you can see from our graphic..there's a heck of a lot of it. So how do we remove it? *X marks the spot...yet another important discovery...maybe... *Vision impairment...the effects of Zero G on your eyesight. Please...
Jul 27, 2016•31 min
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 26... And in this episode we highlight and discuss three important recent discoveries: *Yet another dwarf planet has been (possibly) discovered beyond Neptune. *An unusual discovery...a plant orbiting a triple star system. *The discovery of a new particle by the Large Hadron Collider has scientists excited. We live in exciting times for scientists. Please rate, subscribe and review Space Time at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podean...
Jul 19, 2016•30 min
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 25: In this episode Fred and I discuss and give some interesting background/insider information on: *the Juno mission to Jupiter (though I slip up and call it Mars...my obsession...oops:)) *The very, very big Chinese Radio Telescope ...which Fred has some inside knowledge of. *And Australia has it's own Dark Sky Park...one of only a handful in the world. Fred worked closely on the project and has some great insights. Subscribe, rate and review...
Jul 12, 2016•26 min
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 24 of Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley.. Stories: *The European Space union are wanting to return to Mars to continue the hunt for signs of life...but they've run into a hurdle. Fred discusses and backgrounds you. *So what's the new link between Mars and the tiny nation of Nepal? * Is Tutankhamun's blade....extraterrestrial? Suscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean or any good podcatche...
Jul 05, 2016•28 min
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 23. Stories covered and discussed: *More gravitational waves discovered...but what does it all mean? Fred explains... *Light Pollution...it's a really, really big problem. Learn more... *Australia to begin testing mini-satellites. They're becoming quite the rage... Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app. Stream this and previous episodes via www.bitesz.com For ...
Jun 28, 2016•31 min
Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 22... Stories we cover in this episode: *There's been an update to the Drake equation...we discuss what it is and what it really means. * A fossil meteorite unlike any we've seen before has been found. We discuss it's importance. *A private US company, Moon Express, wants to fly to the moon...but why? Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean or any good podcatcher app. Stream this and other episodes from w...
Jun 21, 2016•28 min
Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 21. Stories: *Update - Drilling of the so called 'Dinosaur Crater' in the Gulf Of Mexico has made some exciting discoveries. Fred has the latest. *The European Extremely Large Telescope...it has many people very excited. *Space Junk....it's a real problem...so what are we to do? Stream this and past episodes at www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes; audioBoom; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podbean or any good podcatcher...
Jun 14, 2016•27 min
Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 20: Stories we cover include: *Building blocks of life found on 67P *Student to design experiments for ISS *Inflatable space habitats being tested Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes; audioBoom; Stitcher; Podbean; Pocketcasts or any good podcatcher app. Stream this and previous episodes via www.bitesz.com For more, follow us on Facebook and twitter: Facebook: www.facebook.com/spacenutspodcast twitter: @SpaceNutspodcst Thanks... Learn more abou...
Jun 07, 2016•24 min
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show notes for episode 19. Once again we demonstrate our fascination/love with Mars: *Mars is close...real close....to Earth (but not as close as it will be in 2018). *There's evidence that huge tsunamis may have hidden the coast of a Martian ocean *India joins the returnable space flight race Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes; audioBoom; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podbean or any good podcatcher app. You can stream this and previous episodes at www.bitesz.com For mor...
May 31, 2016•27 min
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 18. Stories covered in this episode: *Hundreds of Earth like planets announced. *Earth's magnetic field is weakening...so what does it mean? *Ancient lava bubbles reveal how our atmosphere has changed. Subscribe at audioBoom; iTunes; Stitcher; Podbean; Pocketcasts or any good podcatcher app. If you like what we're doing, please leave a short review and rating with your favorite directory site. It will help us a lot. You can also stream this an...
May 24, 2016•27 min
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes for Episode 17... *3 Earth like planets have been discovered and the space community is very excited (I was going to say have gone nuts...but that might've been a bit obvious...) *What to look for in the night sky right now. Speaking of which...have you seen Mars over the past week or so? *Weighing the worlds trees from space. You can subscribe to Space Nuts on audioBoom; iTunes; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podbean; Radioline or any good podcatcher app. Y...
May 17, 2016•26 min
Hi... Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 16 *First up..Fred has an update on the finding of the Beagle 2 Lander on Mars by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...thought to be lost forever until recently (the Beagle 2 that is...). *We update the story we covered a couple of episodes ago on the demise of the dinosaurs. A new theory has surfaced. *And back to Mars...as we take a look at the SpaceX plans to travel to the red planet. Subscribe to the podcast at audioBoom; iTunes; Stitcher; Pocketcast...
May 10, 2016•23 min
Hi everyone...Andrew with the show notes for Episode 15: * Another look at and update on Planet Europa...the icy moon of Jupiter. * Exoplanets - we keep finding them and we keep finding out more about them. Dr. Fred has the latest. *Rocket seeds *and running a marathon in Space. Subscribe to the podcast at iTunes; Stitcher; Pocketcasts; Podcast addict; Podbean or any good podcatcher app. You can stream this episode or any of the previous ones via www.bitesz.com Please follow us on twitter and Fa...
May 03, 2016•56 min
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes: In episode 14 we take a look at the following stories: *Starshot - The space community has been buzzing since the announcement of a $100 million mission to explore the Alpha Centauri region using some very innovative technology indeed. * Hitomi - We revisit the recent Hitomi mission and look at just why it failed. * The Wow! signal...will we finally have a conclusive solution? Thanks to the concept of crowd funding we may be closer than ever. Subscribe t...
Apr 25, 2016•27 min
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes: In this episode Dr. Fred and I have the following stories: * The Rosetta Probe (remember it?) is still tracking Comet 67/P and has sent back a spectacular picture of the comet. We have details... * Exploding stars...just what is their affect on planet Earth? * And we take a look at a project that's underway off the coast of Mexico, the drilling of the so called dinosaur crater, the same one that was involved in the extinction of dinosaurs all those ...
Apr 19, 2016•24 min
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the show notes: In this episode we take a look at the huge success of the Blue Origin project and the disappearance of the Japanese Hitomi satellite project. What's happened to it? We report on what's known and the speculation. Do you know what a Protoplanetary Disc is? (I could barely say it...) According to Wikipedia : 'A protoplanetary disk is a rotating circumstellar disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a young newly formed star, a T Tauri star, or Herbig Ae/...
Apr 12, 2016•23 min
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes: In this episode Fred and I tackle the hot topic of the discovery of these really massive stars...the science behind them. And why are astronomers so interested in R136? Then we move to the dwarf planet Ceres and just what are those bright spots and why are they changing? Finally...we take a look at the science behind the hit movie Gravity. Plausible or not? Subscribe to Space Nuts at iTunes, audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podcast Addict or any go...
Apr 05, 2016•21 min
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes: First up...the Hubble Telescope proves its worth again, this time revealing for us the most distant Galaxy ever seen. We live in a amazing times... How's this for a name...JB Brickworks...that's what he calls himself and he's built a very accurate partial solar system out of Lego.... And we get into a discussion about the merits of Daylight Saving (ending in Australia this weekend...) and how it's viewed by astronomers. Subscribe to the podcast at a...
Mar 29, 2016•22 min
Hi everyone...Andrew & Dr Fred here...and here's the rundown of what's in this episode... One word...Mars. First up....methane on Mars...it's there but where's it coming from? We look at the possibilities. Next up...a Mars volcano...and it's effect on the planets history. Finally...The Martian...now available via DVD and Blu-Ray..so we revisit the science of the movie. How feasible is it? Please subscribe via iTunes, Stitcher, audioBoom, Pocketcasts, Podcast Addict or any good podcatcher app...
Mar 23, 2016•20 min
Hi Everyone...Andrew here....and here's what's in Ep.8 of Space Nuts... *Did you know we had a near miss with another asteroid recently? Near in Space terms anyway...Fred has all the details on 2013 TX68 *The recent solar eclipse...and do you realize how lucky we are to live in a time when we can see these? Fred has details.. * Plus a wrap on Scott Kelly's recent return to earth and how being in space for so long affected him...and affect him physically it did. Once again...Fred has the details....
Mar 15, 2016•21 min
