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Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries

Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley

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.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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44:55

Trojan Moon

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/08/18

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 318 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hi there. Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. Hope you can join us for episode 318. What are we going to be talking about, Fred?Fred: We're going to talk about the discovery of a moon of an asteroid. And it's an important asteroid because this one is going to be visited by the Lucy spacecraft in the late 2020s.We're also going to talk about upside down snow falling, or should

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43:30

Lithopanspermia

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/08/11

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 317 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hi, there. Thanks for joining us. Well, I hope you do - for episode 317 of Space Nuts the podcast. I'm Andrew Dunkley, your host, and joining me every week is Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. What are we talking about this week, Fred?Fred: Action Pack show as always, Andrew. We're going to talk about more observations that suggest that dark matter is not what we think it is. And

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46:50

The Shortest Day (on record)

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/08/04

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 316 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello there. My name is Andrew Dunkley the host of the Space Nuts podcast, where every week we talk astronomy and space science. And coming up soon will be episode 316. And joining me will be Professor Fred Watson. Astronomer at large. Hi, Fred. What's on the next episode.Fred: We're going to talk about the shortest day on record. There you are. That's an enticing one. Then we've got an

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45:03

Fred's New Telescope Project

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/07/28

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 315 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello again. Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. Hope you’re well, and I hope you can join us on the next episode, episode 315, because we’ve got a lot to talk about. And joining me will be Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. What's coming up?Fred: It we've got a bumper packed show for listeners this week. As always. Going to start off by talking about a brand new

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42:24

The Excitement Continues - A JWST Update

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/07/21

Space Nuts Episode 314 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello once again. Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. Hope you can join us on episode 314, where I'll be joined by Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large, to talk astronomy and space science. What's coming up on 314 Fred.Fred: Great news. We're going to look at the rest of the images that the James Webb telescope has sent back, those fantastic images of nebulae and galaxies, as well as a new one of the planet

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37:51

JWST First Image Released - It Doesn't Disappoint

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/07/14

Space Nuts Episode 313 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello. Andrew Dunkley here from Space Nuts. Hope you can join us on episode 313 where I'll be joined by none other than the good Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. Fred. What's on this edition.Fred: The big story of the moment, which is the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. We're going to cover that in a little bit of detail. We're going to talk about a new telescope that's just starting to be built

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56:11

Gliding Across Mars

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/07/07

Space Nuts Episode 312 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello, Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. And joining me every week is Professor Fred Watson astronomer at large. What's coming up Fred on episode 312. Fred: Great stuff. Andrew, we're going to Mars again this week, to talk about a proposed new method of exploring the atmosphere of Mars, which I think is very, very exciting…and, and I hope to see it happening down the track. And we're gonna celebrate the 10th

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42:52

A Moon Mystery

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/06/30

Space Nuts 311 Show NotesJune 30, 2022Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 311 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello there. My name is Andrew Dunkley from the Space Nuts podcast, where we talk astronomy and space science. And every week, I'm joined by Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. What's coming up on episode three 11, Fred?Fred: We've got a fun packed show this week. We're going to celebrate World Asteroid Day that comes up tomorrow our time

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55:52

Questions, Questions, Questions

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/06/23

Space Nuts Episode 310 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello there. My name is Andrew Dunkley from the Space Nuts podcast, where we talk astronomy and space science. And every week, I'm joined by Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. What's coming up on episode 310, Fred?Fred: Thank you, Andrew. Episode 310, because it's divisible by five, is actually an all questions episode. And today we've got a huge pile of questions on topics as diverse as and I've got to read

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45:02

Micrometeroids & UAPs

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/06/16

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 309 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hi there. Andrew Dunkley here, the host of the Space Nuts podcast. Hope you can join us on this episode because we got a lot to talk about. And joining me, as always, will be Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. What's coming up, Fred?Fred: Absolutely packed news edition of Space Nuts. We're going to talk about micrometeoroid that dinged the James Webb Space Telescope. We're going

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46:05

Sonification - The Sounds of the Universe

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/06/09

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 308 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Sonification – the beautiful sounds of our Universe. To hear more and find out more about the project visit https://chandra.harvard.edu/sound/ •The orbit of Earth and how it’s affected our ice sheets•Listener questions – We have questions on gravitational waves, the expansion of the Universe and the unknown objects we keep looking for. Fred has all the answers…Sponsor Links:NordVPN – the fast and

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42:41

Mars Uranus & Neptune

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/06/02

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 307 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •On Mars…Ingenuity continues to break records. So what’s it’s lifespan now?•Still on Mars…they’ve now worked out why the red planet is perpetually dusty. Fred has the details.•Data from Hubble explains why Uranus and Neptune are different colours. Details from Fred. For more visit: https://phys.org •Listener questions – We have listener questions about neutron stars, plus escaping the Milky

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43:55

Inbound - Asteroid 73351989JA

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/05/26

Space Nuts Episode 306 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Two near-earth asteroids that we’re keeping an eye on•The Hubble Constant and our ever-expanding universe - issues have arisen, that are mystifying cosmologists. Fred has the details.•Listener questions – We have questions about white holes and another about gravity Fred has the answers.Sponsor Links:NordVPN – the fast and best way of securing your data. Get our special price, plus one month free and a bonus gift by visiting

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48:10

Sagittarius A - Imaged At Last

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/05/19

Space Nuts Episode 305 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Breaking news – UAP senate inquiry underway…•At long last they’ve imaged Sagittarius A - the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Much excitement ensued…Fred has details and the importance of this event.•Growing vegetables in Moon soil…and what it means moving forward.•Listener questions – This week our listeners have questions about Dark Matter; the future of Astronomy and is it a good career choice…and star populations. Fred

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43:03

Beware The Black Widow Binary

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/05/12

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 304 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •The Black Widow Binary•An exciting new citizen science project…and how you can be involved….for more information visit https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ellenjj/rosetta-zoo •Listener questions – A listener from the UK spots a strange light in the sky that has him mystified…but Fred may know what it is. Plus, a question about terraforming Mars...a suggestion…is it feasible? And how do we know

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47:16

Saluting SOFIA

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/05/05

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 303 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •The James Webb Telescope is in the news again and we have an update. It’s all good news…•We offer up a salute to SOFIA with the announcement of the decommissioning of this valuable project…•Our Sun a helpful tool…but not in a way you may imagine. Fred has details…•Listener questions – Friend of the show Rusty in Donnybrook is back with a technical question about the JWST, plus a question about

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49:45

Mars Quakes

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/04/28

•The biggest Mars-quakes ever recorded. So, what does this tell us about the red planet? Fred explains…•More from mars -the Perseverance Rover recorded an eclipse as it happened. More valuable data was gathered as a result.•The winds of Mars…what effect are they having on the planet?•The Artemis One project has been rolled back into the shed and put on hold. Why?•Listener questions – Just what is that dust at the centre of our galaxy? And what would happen in the Earth just stopped spinning? Would

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57:16

Weird Neptune

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/04/21

Space Nuts 301 Show NotesApril 21, 2022Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 301 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •He couldn’t make it for Episode 300 (prior engagements) but he’s snuck in for 301. Say hello to our special guest, the ABC’s (Australia) David Astle (ABC Victoria) as he grills Fred and Andrew and gets all sorts of interesting nuggets out of them.•There are some strange things going on with the planet’s temperatures on Neptune. Fred has details on the latest

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65:21

300 - A Celebration

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/04/14

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 300 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •An interview with Andrew and Fred conducted by Marnie Ogg, host of Dark Sky Conversations podcast (you really should subscribe) and Fred’s partner in life.•Bloopers make an appearance…and questions on the spot from the live recording feed of this episode. Fortunately, Fred has answers.•Giveaway time…get your answers into spacenuts@bitesz.com We’re giving away T-Shirts, Cups, Stickers and tickets

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45:26

Born In A Very Different Way

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2022/04/07

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 299 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •An unusual planet formation discovery – a planet that’s born in a very different way. Fred explains.•A spacecraft that’s going to be built of Lego…sort of. •Listener questions – We kick things off with a black hole question, then how do spacecraft survive the extremely high temperatures encountered when flying so close to the sun? – As usual, Fred has answers. Sponsor Details:Exclusive! Grab the

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