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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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47:29

Comet Mystery - Solved

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/12/30

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 285 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Mystery solved – Why do comets have green heads but not green tails? Fred explains…•Confirmation – a magnetic field been detected on an exo planet for the first time.•Woodsat – just what is it?•Listener questions: Cryostasis – will it ever be possible for Space Travel? And is gravitomagnetism a possible alternative theory for dark matter? Fred has the answers.NEW: The Space Nuts Premium edition

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54:16

Dark Matter - A New Theory | Space Nuts 284

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/12/23

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 284 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •A new theory involving Dark Matter – does this finally answer the question as to what Dark Matter is?•Launching the James Webb Telescope – an update.•Woodsat – just what is it?•Listener questions: About radio circles (a follow on from last week’s story) and Space Ethics? What’s the story? Fred has the answers.NEW: The Space Nuts Premium edition is now available on Spotify for our Supercast

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51:37

Einstein Challenged

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/12/16

Space Nuts 282 Show NotesDecember 16, 2021New: If you find value in Andrew & Fred’s work, you might like to consider buying them a coffee. They’d really appreciate the break. Thank you… https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spacenuts Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 283 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •The results of a 16 year study into Einstein’s Theory of Relativity are in…Fred has the details.•EK Draconis – a young star that could give us some insights into our early

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47:16

GJ367B | Planet in a Hurry

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2021/12/09

Space Nuts 282 Show NotesDecember 9, 2021New: If you find value in Andrew & Fred’s work, you might like to consider buying them a coffee. They’d really appreciate the break. Thank you… https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spacenuts Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 282 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Discovery of a new iron planet which seems to be in a hurry – GJ367B. Fred has details•The discovery of a new kind of binary star – no longer just an unproved

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48:15

Sun & Water

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/12/02

New: If you find value in Andrew & Fred’s work, you might like to consider buying them a coffee. They’d really appreciate the break. Thank you… https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spacenuts Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 281 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Where did the bulk of Earth’s water come from? There are new findings answering just that question.•A whole bunch of new dwarf galaxies have been discovered in our part of the Universe. Fred has the latest.•Listener

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45:40

Q&A's - Space Nuts 280

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2021/11/25

For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Listen to Space Nuts on your favorite app: https://link.chtbl.com/NAwvL_XP Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 280 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley An episode where too many listener questions is barely enough.We have questions about Gravitational Waves; Mystery Space Signal; the James Webb Telescope; Space Junk; the origin of Universes; Gravitons; and Dark Energy.Fred answers them

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51:23

Rusty's Moon

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2021/11/18

For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Listen to Space Nuts on your favorite app: https://link.chtbl.com/NAwvL_XP Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 279 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●About that Russian missile test that caused ‘issues’ for the ISS ●Taking a look at the new Dark matter theory that’s just been published●The discovery of a small black hole just beyond our galaxy – what does it mean for us?●This week’s listener

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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!

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

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

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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?

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

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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