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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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49:32

Gravitational Waves - Big News

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/11/11

For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 278 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Gravitational Wave Detection – Some big news...Fred has details and inside story.●Problems with the SpaceX capsule – a broken toilet.●This week’s listener questions involve queries about the Big Bang; sound in space and could humans live on Titan or Io? Fred has answers…NEW: The Space Nuts Premium edition is now available

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52:19

Happy Birthday!

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2021/11/04

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 277 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Happy Birthday Parkes Radio Telescope – 60 yrs. is quite an achievement.●The benefits of putting a telescope past Saturn.●This week’s listener questions kick off with Jim who wants to challenge Einstein; Damien clocks in with the obligatory Dark Matter question (what would our show be without them?) and Robert has a fascinating question about Mercury. Fred has answers…NEW: The Space Nuts Premium

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50:56

Space Warp

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/10/28

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 276 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●It’s a big time for Fred…he explains●The discovery of new exo-planet….but this one’s not in our galaxy….Fred has details and why this discovery is important.●That mystery signal from space – it’s finally been identified. Details are given…●This week’s listener questions cover Dark Matter; what niche locations are there out there that we could live in if we ever had to leave Earth; and asteroid

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45:47

Audience Questions

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/10/21

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 275 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Another questions, questions, questions episode.●Today we have questions about gravitational waves, red shift, ramjet travel and more.●Plus…a fascinating question asking Fred what his personal highlights have been in his long stellar career.●We tackle audio and text questions as we try to work our way through the backlog. Fred gamely answers them all.NEW: The Space Nuts Premium edition is now

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50:29

Younger Than Expected

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/10/14

A podcast about Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 274 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The age of Moon Rocks – the Chang’e 5 findings.●Mysterious radio signals have been discovered coming from distant stars. So what are they?●Listener questions…The temperature of black holes; what is spacetime made of; why Jupiter and other gas giants haven’t been turned into rocky planets by all the asteroid impacts they suffer? Fred has answers for all.Sponsor Details:This episode

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45:32

In A Galaxy Far Far Away

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/10/07

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 273 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Beat that Star Wars, the discovery of a planet in galaxy far far way that orbits three stars.●BepiColombo has been sending back some pretty spectacular pictures as it cruises past Mercury. We have an update…●Listener questions…many listener questions…and Fred has answers for all.Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal

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47:30

The Legend of Sodom

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/09/30

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 272 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●How the Biblical story of Sodom may have been inspired by an astronomical catastrophe●The giant red spot on Jupiter – is it speeding up?●Listener questions…we revisit the possible (or not) heat death of the universe…does a neutron star have an event horizon and a couple of text questions from John Dunkley…any relation? Find out as Andrew tackles that one and Fred the rest.Sponsor Details:This

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48:55

Evidence of Dark Energy?

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2021/09/23

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 271 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Has the University of Cambridge accidentally stumbled across evidence of Dark Energy? Maybe.●A 2200 year old observatory that’s been discovered in Peru…and it still works!●Listener questions…can we watch light move through the Universe if you’re in the right place at the right time, a tongue in cheek question about flat-earth theory, can anything stay still in the Universe and a question about

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52:13

Questions, Questions, Questions...

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/09/16

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 270 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The one where too many audience questions is never enough. The whole show is devoted to them…including one very clever submission. As usual, no question is too tricky for our Astronomer At Large…they all get an answer from Fred.●Note…the photo in this weeks artwork was taken by our own Andrew Dunkley this week…so for no particular reason we thought we’d showcase it.Plus a bonus…sing along with

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47:54

Success on Mars

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/09/09

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 269 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Success on Mars…●Also on Mars, Ingenuity’s life has been extended…●A new method for investigating the atmosphere of other planets..●Brown Dwarf stars…are there more of them than previously thought?●Audience questions…Peter has a question about time travel involving a clock on Pluto...another question about dips in light and a dark matter and spiral galaxies question…Fred answers them all.Sponsor

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46:14

Galactic Pollution on a Massive Scale

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/09/02

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 268 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●How star making galaxies cause galactic pollution on a massive scale…●Stars that are eating their own planets…as a consequence, there are probably less Earth like habitable planets out there than we think…●Audience questions…David in Texas (USA) has a black hole question and is seeking some clarification…and Martin in Wollongong (Australia) has a few thoughts on Asteroid 2021PH27…Sponsor

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49:26

Fast, Very Fast!

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/08/26

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 267 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The fastest orbiting asteroid ever seen…●A space launch from Australia that only cost a few hundred dollars. So how did they do it and what does it mean? Fred knows…●A new kind of telescope that will rival Hubble’s results…and it’s held aloft by a helium balloon…a very big one!●Audience feedback and questions. Fred tackles it all…Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the

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42:25

Measuring the Mass of a Super Black Hole

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/08/19

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 266 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A new way to measure the mass of a supermassive black hole.●A delay to the NASA Moon mission. And the launch of Boeing’s Starliner.●The Mars Perseverance Rover’s failure at its first attempt to collect samples.●A listener corrects us …. Plus, a listener asks us to offer up a dumbed down version of what Dark Matter is and why is it important. Fred does the honours…●Remember: If you’re thinking of

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55:35

Spreading the Goo

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/08/12

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 265 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Time to tackle your questions again. From around the globe, our listeners have the darndest questions.●Everything from life to quantum fluctuations, Satellite visibility and the speed of light.●Fred has answers….●Remember: If you’re thinking of buying your first or even a new telescope, visit our sponsor Orion Telescopes & Binoculars and help support the show.

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44:39

About That Incident with the ISS

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/08/05

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 264 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●All about that dramatic incident on the International Space Station.●The search for the origin of the asteroid that finished off the dinosaurs. Fred has the latest.●Our listener questions …What’s the difference between Pulsars and Quasars? How does dark matter escape a black hole? Plus, a question about the heliopause and the journeys of Voyager 1 & 2. Our listeners ask the darndest questions and

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42:36

A Warning From NASA

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/07/29

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 263 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A warning from NASA – the moon could lift our high tide levels in the near future. ●The latest on Mars Quakes and the core of the red planet from the InSight Mission.●Our listener questions …Ollie in South Australia wants to know what knocked Uranus flat on its back…and Matt from Chattanooga has questions about the recent Virgin Galactic flight. Fred has answers…●Remember: If you’re thinking of

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42:46

Plasma Jet

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/07/22

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 262 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A quick discussion about the successful launch of Jeff Bezos into space…●Astronomers have obtained detailed images of a plasma jet from a supermassive black hole. Fred has the details.●And there are mountains on neutron stars...but not as you may think.●Our listener questions …both about telescopes but vastly different. First up is Mark who wants to buy a telescope for his son (we think that may

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44:36

One Big Ancient Star Explosion

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/07/15

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 261 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●News from Andrew for Space Nuts fans as the podcast’s universe expands●An ancient star explosion that appears to be more powerful than any supernova we’ve ever seen Fred has details.●Enceladus’s methane plumes…what they’re all about.●Our listener questions focusing on the UK…from James and Duncan. Fred has the answers.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a

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48:53

The Race Is On

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2021/07/08

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 260 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The race is on…who will get into Space first, Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson?●Water on Mars. Are there lakes under the South Pole? Latest findings have Fred making last minute changes to his new book.●Our listeners have questions…from Richard on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, Mark in Newbury (UK), Doug from Seattle (USA) and Thomas in Orlando. Some are testing Fred this week, but he has the

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52:59

Good News

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/07/01

For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 259 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Some good news about the Square Kilometer Array. Fred has the details.●The Pentagon’s official report into UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon) is released. So what are the findings?●Our listeners have questions…Ashley hits the guys up with a massive five-part one. Answers are forthcoming… For more Space Nuts, supporter

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