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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

158: Finding Snoopy

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 158 of Space Nuts - *Found! Apollo 10’s long lost Snoopy Module...*Questions...the first one from Justin Blair in Knoxville, Tn...and another from Sareth Patera….thanks. Fred has the answers...Help support Space Nuts and gain access to the special commercial-free version of Space Nuts. Simply sign on via our new Patreon page… https://www.patreon.com/sp...

Jun 20, 201932 min

157: Hippocamp

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 157 of Space Nuts - *Hippocamp...Neptune's mini-moon...what we know.*Heavy water...more on how earth’s Oceans may have come into being...*Listener questions….do galaxies inside a dark matter halo travel more slowly? What’s Dark Matter’s impact on time?Help support Space Nuts and gain access to the special commercial-free version of Space Nuts. Simply s...

Jun 13, 201925 min

156: Newborn Exoplanets

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 156 of Space Nuts - *Newborn exoplanets planets...*Our first listener question is about a possible Space Elevator...is it feasible? Fred has the answer...*And another listener question...did Earth ever have rings? Well...did it?. Fred has the answer.Help support Space Nuts and gain access to the special commercial-free version of Space Nuts. Simply sig...

Jun 06, 201933 min

155: New Comet Water Theory

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 155 of Space Nuts - *New comet water theory*The theory of relativity and a very special eclipse..*Listener questions...dark matter and dark energy, are they interchangeable? And DNA seeding...could we have come from another planet or race?.. Fred has the answers.Help support Space Nuts and gain access to the special commercial-free version of Space Nut...

May 30, 201941 min

154: Weird...But Boring

Space Nuts Episode 154Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 154 of Space Nuts - *Ultima Thule - weird but boring*Jeff Bezos Space vision unveiled...*Listener questions...the chicken and egg theory...and cosmic background radiation. Fred has the answers.Help support Space Nuts and gain access to the special commercial-free version of Space Nuts. Simply sign on via our new Patreon page… http...

May 23, 201936 min

153: Moon Quakes

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 153 of Space Nuts - *Moon quakes….why they happen..*NASA’s asteroid strike simulation...it isn’t pretty..*The Square Kilometer Array’s new supercomputers and listener questions...The orbit of the ISS and life in our galaxy...Fred has the answers.Help support Space Nuts and gain access to the special commercial-free version of Space Nuts. Simply sign on...

May 16, 201945 min

152: More Gravitational Waves Detected

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 152 of Space Nuts - *More gravitational waves detected...*Dave Mackay and his Virgin Galactic flight record...*Listener questions...The fabric of Space and entangled particles…Help support Space Nuts and gain access to the special commercial-free version of Space Nuts. Simply sign on via our new Patreon page… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts Would you...

May 09, 201933 min

151: A Very Hungry Black Hole

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 151 of Space Nuts - *A very, very hungry black hole…*Where's Fred today?*A new theory about the creation of our Moon…*Listener questions...Stephen Hawkings Alien Warning, Spider silk in telescopes and a bit of a movie review on the sci-fi movie Gravity.If you'd like to become an insider and help support Space Nuts, you can do so at our brand new Patreo...

May 02, 201943 min

150: Your Questions - Answered!

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 150 of Space Nuts - We answer your questions...so many questions.You have questions about liquids in the Universe, a near-earth asteroid miss, the search for Planet 9, the Universe’s shape, the shape of black holes...and the one question you would ask a higher being? Fred has all the answers...Would you like to help support the show and get yourself on...

Apr 25, 201942 min

149: Women and Space Travel

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 149 of Space Nuts - *Women are better suited to space travel than men...but only just.*Observing supernovae...* A listener question about lone stars...do they exist?Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr...

Apr 18, 201935 min

148: First Picture of a Black Hole

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 148 of Space Nuts - *A photo of a black hole at last...*Confirmation of Methane gas on Mars. So what does it mean?*A listener question from James Lancaster in Maine (USA) about Dark Matter. Fred has an answer.Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)I...

Apr 11, 201934 min

147: The Rivers of Mars

Stream episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 147 of Space Nuts - *The Rivers of Mars (sounds like a song title doesn't it….)*A very rare asteroid spotted by the Hubble Telescope...*Listener questions…Did our solar system have a rogue planet in it’s past? And a question about the expansion of the universe and the redshift issue. Fred has answers.Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/sh...

Apr 04, 201937 min

146: Wardrobe Malfunction

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 146 of Space Nuts - *News on exoplanets...*A NASA wardrobe malfunction...*Two listener questions...what would happen if you threw a tool in space and evaporating black holes? Fred has the answers.Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr. Fred Watson’s book ‘...

Mar 28, 201936 min

145: A Big Bang

Space Nuts Episode 145Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 145 of Space Nuts - *A meteor explosion on our doorstep...and we all missed it.*The Stephen Hawking 50p coin release.*Two more listener questions…1. Intelligent design and 2. Boring data, Fred has the answers.Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to get your hands on...

Mar 21, 201937 min

The Square Kilometre Array - Great News

In Episode 144 of Space Nuts - *The Square Kilometer Array Treaty signed - and it's great news for Australia*Scientists have had another crack at calculating the mass of the Milky Way...so how did they do it?*Two listener questions...parachutes on Mars...are we junking the planet up? And we revisit fast radio bursts...Fred has the answers.Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to ...

Mar 14, 201939 min

A Successful Docking

Space Nuts Episode 143Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).In Episode 143 of Space Nuts - *SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule’s historic docking with ISS*Sunburnt moon...*Two listener questions...how will the impending pole reversal affect our GPS systems ...and would we be able to understand gravity once we fully understand the Higgs Boson?Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (T...

Mar 07, 201937 min

Historic Achievements

In Episode 142 of Space Nuts - *Hayabusa touches down...*Virgin Galactic’s historic test flight...*Our listener question comes from David in Springfield, Oregon (USA) who has a question about our ever-expanding Universe and the predicted Milky Way collision with Andromeda Galaxy. Fred has the answer…Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr. Fred Wat...

Feb 28, 201934 min

Andrew and The Professor

Episode 141 of Space Nuts - *A revelation from Fred...*The demise of the Opportunity Rover and a new look at Ultima Thule'...*Well, this is different...Harpoon tested on space junk and design changes for Elon Musk's Mars rocket*Our listener question comes from John Brooks who queries the very existence of Dark Matter. Fred has an answer…Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to ge...

Feb 21, 201941 min

Black Arrow

Episode 140 of Space Nuts - *Britain's Black Arrow Rocket...*2019 - The year of the Periodic Table...*A listener question from Mario in Melbourne, Australia - following up on the discussion on What Is Life?...what’s the latest with the Drake Equation. Fred has the answer...and it’s a lot.Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr. Fred Watson’s book ‘...

Feb 14, 201937 min

Let's Celebrate

Episode 139 of Space Nuts - *Australia Day Honours...and the Aussie Science and Astronomy worlds have cause to celebrate...*There’s a new Ultima Thule pic...and it’s stunning.*A listener question from Andrew in Newcastle, NSW, Australia who’s just bought a classic Silva Compass...and it’s not performing as expected. What’s going on? Fred attempts to answer...Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great pres...

Feb 07, 201932 min

What Is Life?

Episode 138 of Space Nuts - *What is life? Depends on who you talk to it seems...we discuss.*Gamma Ray deal...*A listener question from Dayton Boyd in Birmingham, Alabama about the big bang and the expansion of the Universe...as usual….Fred has answers.Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to get your hands on a copy of Dr. Fred Watson’s book ‘ ‘Why Is Uranus Upside Down? And oth...

Jan 31, 201935 min

Saturn's Rings - The Latest Data From Cassini

Episode 137 of Space Nuts - *Saturn’s Rings...the data is in from Cassini...and they’re not as old as previously thought, nor will they last.*Earth’s magnetic field is moving...from Canada to Siberia...what does this mean?*Our listener question comes from Trevor Mills...about radio signals in space...just how far will they travel and still be detectable? Fred has the answers.Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They ...

Jan 24, 201934 min

Questions and More Questions

Episode 136 of Space Nuts - We tackle questions from our listeners:*The new Uranus tilt theory (Fred wrote the book on this one…)*Dark Matter Lensing...and why it’s so important..*Questions about The Big Bang....Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)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 ava...

Jan 17, 201937 min

The Ultima Thule Flyby...and Alien Abductions?

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 135 of Space Nuts - *The Ultima Thule flyby...*Chang’e 4 update...*Alien abductions are down..Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)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 f...

Jan 10, 201939 min

134: Looking Ahead

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 134 of Space Nuts - *Horizons next rendezvous + Virgin Galactic’s plans...*Apollo 11 50th anniversary and IAU turns 100 next year*Listener questions asking why the Moon is upside down and why everything in the Universe spins...Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you like to get your hands on a copy...

Dec 20, 201834 min

133: The Eerie Winds of Mars

Space Nuts Episode 133Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 133 of Space Nuts - *The Australian Space Agency and Voyager 2 are in the news*The Changi Mission, Fred has details….and the eerie winds of Mars...*Our listener question this week comes from Andrew Mitchell...who’s looking for more detail from Fred on a comment he made a few episodes ba ck aboutPlasma and Comets...Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new ...

Dec 13, 201832 min

132: NASA's Moon Plans

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 132 of Space Nuts - *NASA’s Moon announcement...*An update on the Osiris Rex mission to Bennu...*And listener questions...first up Scott has a question about measuring the age of the Universe...and Kevin in Ireland has a question about a Type A1 Supernova...Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)If you l...

Dec 06, 201833 min

131: NASA's InSight Lands On Mars

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 131 of Space Nuts - *The Insight Lander has landed...and Comet Wirtanan*Planet HR8799c...*Elon renames the BFR…Would you like to help support the show and get yourself one of our new T-Shirts? Details here: www.bitesz.com/shop (They make a great present…)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...

Nov 29, 201831 min

130: Colliding Binary Stars and a Ghost Galaxy

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 130 of Space Nuts - *Rare colliding binary stars sighted...*A ghost galaxy has been discovered...*Questions from the audience… Nina in Sweden has a great question about her education options...how can she combine her love of Astronomy with Medicine. Fred has the answer. And Clem is back with a question about Oumuamua and the Yarkovsky Effect. Find out more as Fred answers...Would you like to help support th...

Nov 21, 201838 min

129: Dark Matter Hurricane and a UFO

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 129 of Space Nuts - *Listener Michael Carey wonders whether he should lose any sleep over the ‘Dark Matter Hurricane’ that’s headed for Earth. Fred has the reassuring answer...*What’s the deal with that Irish UFO that’s been reported this week?*Listener questions...Rob from Victoria (Australia) has a two-parter this week..firstly, what happens with time if you fell into a black hole...and secondly...what ar...

Nov 15, 201831 min
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