Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries

Space Nuts 246 Show Notes April 2021 Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 246 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●    Fred’s road trip to Adelaide, South Australia. So, what was he doing there? ●    The significance of the magnetic fields of the Black Hole M87. ●    There’s been a new echo received from exo-asteroid Borisov….but what does it mean? Fred explains ●    Au...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 245 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Questions from our Global Community ●Another episode where we focus exclusively on our global audience’s questions…and critiques. ●If you’d like to submit a question for future episodes, just visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com and click on the AMA tab. You’ll be able to record a...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 244 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The One with the Cockatoos ●The Perseverance Rover Update. ●Turns out exo-asteroids could be quite common, much more so than previously thought. Fred explains. ●A new twist on super-massive black holes. ●Listener questions…Planet Nine – does t exist? What’s the latest thinking and Spiral Galaxi...

Space Nuts Episode 243 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley At Warp Speed ●Another busy week on Mars…we have another Perseverance Rover Update. ●Organic materials essential for life have been found on an asteroid. Fred has the details. ●Some genius has come up with a real-life model for a warp drive. Andrew gets excited and Fred has the details. ●Listener questions…from Hugh in Texas (USA)...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 242 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Now What? ●The latest on the Perseverance Rover on Mars – it’s been a busy week on the Red Planet. ●Old research revisited…does it give us new clues on how to find extraterrestrials? ●Boson stars revisited…are gravitational waves telling us the truth? The latest thinking… ●Listener questions…ab...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 241 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Now What? ●The Perseverance Rover has landed on Mars on schedule and as planned. But now what? ●The Gaia Space Observatory study into binary stars…some results have been released and Fred explains their importance. ●     Listener questions…the shadows on the tennis court during the Australian O...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 240 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Question Time ●This whole episode is devoted to answering many of the questions we receive from our listeners. Fred has answers for all of them ●And a Space Nuts first…special guest host Russell Palmer joins Andrew and Fred with his questions live from Western Australia. BTW…you can call him Ru...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 239 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Mars – The UAE Mission ●The UAE Mars Mission…even though Andrew keeps calling it the Moon mission…heaven knows where his mind was at… ●Matter that appears to be missing in the universe. Fred has an explanation… ●A warm Neptune like Exoplanet has been discovered… ●Listener questions – if the uni...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 238 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Mars - A Primer ●Probing the Martian Atmosphere – from a time when it was warm and wet. ●    Getting to Mars faster….and the solution is? ●    Listener questions – from Aaron in Nebraska (USA) and Pete in Sheffield (UK). Fred has answers for both of them… For more Space Nuts, supporter links, t...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 237 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The TOI-178 System ●The discovery of some new exoplanets that are proving to be a bit of a mystery. So, what’s going on…Fred explains. ●    SLABS – Stupendously Large Black Holes (no kidding) ●    Listener questions – from 9 yr old Ashlyn in Atlanta Georgia (USA) and Jarrod from Melbourne (Aust...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 236 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Protected ●Passing of a new law protecting historic space history sites. ●Detecting gravitational waves using an observatory the size of a galaxy. What? ●Listener questions – from the Jonah in Houston (USA) and Jacob in Phoenix (USA). Fred has answers for them…. For more Space Nuts, supporter l...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 235 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ‘a need for speed’ ●A need for speed – wondering why 2020 seemed to move along so quickly? Fred knows why… ●    Chinese Astronomers nearly 600 high velocity stars (see a theme here?). And of course Fred has insider knowledge… ●    Listener questions – from the UK and South Australia to kick off...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 234 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Buffering - In this episode, Andrew throws questions from listeners at Fred without notice. And Fred answers them...is there anything he doesn’t know? For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the shop, buy a book, to leave us your questions, and to stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit...

Space Nuts Episode 233 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ‘The Great Conjunction’ - The great conjunction...so what’s so important about this rare celestial event? - The link between radio bursts and the flares of cool stars. - Listener questions - Alex in Bellingen has a question about neutron stars. Zoe has a question about Santa and time dilation. While Travis is still trying to get hi...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 232 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - Hayabusa 2 successfully returns….Fred explains why this mission was so important. - NASA’s plans to contract out the collection of moondust. - Listener questions - first up is Laurie from the UK with a question about finding life on other planets, if it happened, would it jeopardize our plans...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 231 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - The Australian CSIRO Million Galaxies Survey from ASKAP (The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder) has spectacular results - Fred has the details. - China’s Changi 5 mission details - Wattle seeds in Space? What? - And our listeners clock in with their questions: - Ralph lays out his...

Space Nuts podcast Episode 230 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - RIP Arecibo. Fred discusses the importance of the venerable site...and what it’s loss will mean. - Listener questions galore...this episode we feature questions from listener Brian in Georgia, USA; Glyn from Albion, Victoria Australia; Snow from New Zealand and Damien Huxley. Fred has answers for all of you. For more Spac...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 229 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the ISS in a historic mission. - Now there’s a use for old rocket bodies... - A new research paper has been released detailing the origins of protein structures responsible for metabolism - the precursors for potential life. This is a big deal and Fred expla...

Space Nuts Episode 228 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - The Parkes Radio Telescope, made famous by the movie ‘The Dish’ is in the news. Fred explains why… - The Galah Project has thrown up some interesting new data. Fred has the latest on the project’s findings… - Did an extra planet exist in our solar system at one stage? - Listener questions – Adam poses an interesting one, what if...

Space Nuts Episode 227with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - Happy Milestone ISS - another record goes into the history books. - Is it really all about to end for us? Fred spells out the facts...so relax. - Listener questions - first up - A question about telescope tracking distant objects from the Equator and the evolution of life on other planets - would it be different to ours? Fred has...

Space Nuts Episode 226 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - More water on the moon than first thought? That’s what NASA’s big tease was about this week….Fred has the details. - And while on the moon, what about this Nokia 4G Network….fact or fiction? - We revisit the OSIRIS-REx vs Bennu adventure for an update. - Listener questions - first up - Why after the Summer Solstice in the Souther...

- 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...

- 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...

- 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, v...

- 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… F...