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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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44:26

Spaghettification

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/10/22

- A stars death by spaghettification. Fred explains... - The OSIRIS-rex mission...a perspective and some background. - Listener questions this week. We revisit the movie Interstellar with a correction to the answer of a previous question...and the gravastar theory - Fred has answers. The calculator Fred mentions can be found at https://www.omnicalculator.com/ For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at https://spacenutspodcast.com (mobile

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50:16

About That Fake Asteroid

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/10/15

- Fake asteroid news? - Take a listen to the sound of the Milky Way...beautiful...and clever. - A bunch of listener questions this week all from listener Asley. Fred has answers for all of them…For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at https://spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content now rolling out

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41:45

24 Exoplanets

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/10/08

- Nobel Prize winners for 2020... - A new study of Comets suggests earth may have a second alignment plane... - A new report suggests there may be 24 exoplanets with a better potential for life than Earth. - Listener questions this week come from Zoe Whiteside in Northern Ireland and Gareth Edwards. Fred has answers for them…For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at https://spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member

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45:13

The Ice Lakes of Mars

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/10/01

- Mars is back in the news with new data on the South Pole’s lakes….Fred has the details. - Looking to buy a telescope? Fred has some advice - The Square Kilometer Array, a project that Fred is very close to, made the news this week. An update. - Listener questions this week come from listeners and active space nuts Will in Phoenix Arizona and Paul in Sydney Australia. Fred has answers for them…For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website

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48:58

Rosetta Spacecraft - Back In The News

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/09/24

- Data from the Rosetta Spacecraft is back in the news - Fred has the details. - Apparently Russia is claiming Venus as their planet. What? - NASA’s plans to return to the moon have been released. We have the details. - Listener questions this week involve fuzzy telescope images...why is it so? And did the universe start out as a black hole...and did matter emanate from this black hole? Fred has the answers.For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website

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52:28

Life On Venus?

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/09/17

- Could there really be life on Venus? Fred has the latest… - Listener question time...as we work our way through the backlog we address questions about lasers in space and spy agencies, binary stars and more. Fred and Andrew have answers.For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at https://spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space

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49:06

'The Moon's Going Rusty'

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/09/10

-“The moon’s going rusty’ - The Rusty crust of the moon...so what’s going on? - Sorry - No sign of alien technology according to a new study… - China’s X37B Spacecraft... - Listener question time...questions this week about Mu1 Scorpii and the expansion of the Universe. Fred has the answers.For more Space Nuts, links, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at https://spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our

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38:58

Free-Floating Planetary-Mass Objects

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/09/03

- Free-floating planets - Just what are they? Fred explains... - Is our Sun a part of a binary system? Discussion ensues... - Listener question time...Paul in Victoria (Australia) asks why haven’t we been back to Uranus & Neptune since Voyager 2. Andrew has a theory which is plainly ridiculous….fortunately Fred has a more straight forward answer. - And the Space Doogie is back in the news...of course Andrew is excited.Plus Gregory Peck makes an appearance...as brief as it is...just to let you know

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41:28

Leaky ISS

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/08/27

- The leak in the ISS - repairs are underway... - The ice moon Europa...what’s up around its poles? - Listener question time...Telescopes and the atmosphere...should we relocate them to the Moon or Mars? And, why slingshot around Venus to go to Mars? What’s the advantage, if indeed there is one? Fred addresses these queries...For more Space Nuts, links and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at https://spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member

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44:49

A Ring Galaxy Discovery

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/08/20

- A ring galaxy discovery...so just what is a ring galaxy? Fred has the answers… - Lunar Landing Modules ...polluting the lunar ice? - Listener question time...Our place in the Universe...a wild theory...but is it plausible? Plus could there be a mirror image of our Milky Way Galaxy out there? Fred addresses this one...For more Space Nuts, links and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at https://spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and

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43:40

Question Time

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/08/13

Space Nuts Episode 215 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - Question time...as Andrew & Fred tackle some of the more pressing questions from our global audience… - Meanwhile, in Australia, the venerable Parkes Radio Telescope has been heritage listed...Fred has the details.For more Space Nuts, links and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at https://spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalogue of

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36:44

The Crashed Vikram Lander - Found

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/08/06

- As we all know, India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission to the Moon ended with the Vikram Lander crashing...and lost. Now they’ve found it Fred has the story. - The rivers on Mars may have been formed under sheets of ice. That’s the new theory. Fred has the details… - Listener questions…the Hubble Telescope and a picture taking conundrum...and a well thought out question about interstellar travel and the expanding universe. Fred does the sums and has answers…For more Space Nuts, links and to stream podcast

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44:40

The Mars Rush of 2020 Is On

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/07/30

Space Nuts Episode 213 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - NASA’s mission to Mars - the rush is on - exciting times ahead… https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/mission/overview/#:~:text=The%20Mars%202020%20mission%20with,potential%20for%20life%20on%20Mars. - Fred’s involvement with the RAVE Survey and it’s recently released results. Get the inside scoop... - Listener questions…from Martin in Austria and Paddy in Sydney (Australia) about the ISS, Space junk and creating a magnetic field to

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40:02

Introducing: Gregory Peck

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/07/23

- Mars season kicks off with the UAE successfully heading off to the Red Planet... - It would seem Venus has active volcanoes still. So what does this mean? - Listener questions…what on earth is a Terrascope? Fred explains and a question asking ‘If Einstein were alive today, what do you think would be the biggest mystery he’d want solved is?’ Fred and Andrew speculate. - And a special appearance from the latest crew member - say hello to Gregory Peck.For more Space Nuts and to stream podcast

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46:56

RIP Mandu

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/07/16

- Sad news from the team this as we say RIP Mandu... - A Cosmic Structure discovery of some note... - The truth about our ‘sister’ planet Venus... - Listener questions…chemical elements...where did they come from? ...and Simon from Newcastle has a question involving Lagrange points. Fred & Andrew have answers.For more Space Nuts and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to

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43:44

The Weird Reason They Named an Asteroid Moon

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/07/09

- An asteroid moon has been given a name...for the oddest of reasons... - A new exoplanet has been discovered and this one is unique. Why? - A collision between two black holes and possible explosion...what’s that all about? - Listener questions…Is it possible to put a number on the objects in Space? And can a black hole form without a star? Fred & Andrew have answers.For more Space Nuts and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our new website at www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile

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48:13

Astronomers vs Starlink

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/07/02

- What does the upcoming Starlink launch mean for Astronomers? - A Planetary Discovery by The Southern University of Queensland (Australia)... - A collision between two black holes and possible explosion...what’s that all about? - Listener questions…first up, Exo Planets, a query and what is Quark Matter, finally how does a Quark Star differ from a Neutron Star?. Fred & Andrew have answers.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew

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42:19

Hoot Hoot!

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/06/25

- Pluto - new data - and a new theory... - The ISS receives a very important delivery... - Listener questions…from Carrie B in Sydney, Australia and Roger the truck driver in the Northeast of the USA. Fred & Andrew have answers.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content now rolling out. Instant access to 50 plus posts

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52:50

Is There Anybody Out There? A New Theory

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/06/18

- Alien intelligent life in our galaxy - a new theory... - Searching for water on the moon - a new project... - Listener questions…where do scientific papers go? - the crisis in cosmology and what two questions would you ask an alien if you had the chance? Fred & Andrew have answers.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus

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44:42

New Theory on Oumuamua

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries ·

2020/06/11

- New theory on Oumuamua... - New earth-like planet orbiting an earth-like star... - Listener questions…have we ever been visited by aliens?..and concerns about the Starlink satellites? Fred has answers.Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.spacenutspodcast.com (mobile friendly).Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content now rolling out. Instant access to 50 plus posts once signed up...Simply

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