Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley

Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries

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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: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support .

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Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley

Episodes

The CHEOPS Mission 02.04.2020 43:42

Space Nuts Episode 196 - CHEOPS Mission - Mid Size Black Holes... - Listener questions - asked by Andrew and answered by Fred... 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 45 plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon page… https://www.patreon.com/sp...

195: Comet ATLAS 26.03.2020 51:14

Space Nuts with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 195 - Comet ATLAS is on its way. What to expect... - Insight Drill Solution... - From the mailbag - Listener questions answered by Fred... 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 45 plus posts once si...

194: WASP-76b 19.03.2020 41:01

Space Nuts Episode 194 - WASP-76b... - Shorter Earth Days - confirmed... - Listener questions answered by Fred... Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought with the help of Grammarly...the intelligent writing app. Download and start using for free today...just go to www.getgrammarly.com/spacenuts ….and you can use the browser extension for free, forever. How good is that! For information...

193: Space Time Dragging 12.03.2020 42:49

Space Nuts Episode 193 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - Space Time dragging...Fred explains... - Student success stories... - More of our listeners questions from the mailbag...well...email and social media actually… Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought with the help of Grammarly...the intelligent writing app. Download and start using for free today...just go to www.get...

192: The Biggest Bang 05.03.2020 47:13

Space Nuts Episode 192 - The biggest explosion ever detected... - Extraterrestial protein..and a mini-moon detected… - Plus listener questions answered… Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought with the help of Grammarly...the intelligent writing app. Download and start using for free today...just go to www.getgrammarly.com/spacenuts ….and you can use the browser extension for free, for...

191: Jaxa's Mission to Phobos 27.02.2020 55:00

Space Nuts Episode 191 with Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley - Jaxa mission to Phobos... - Water on Jupiter... - And a dive into the mailbag as we answer more of your questions… Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought with the help of Grammarly...the intelligent writing app. Download and start using for free today...just go to www.getgrammarly.com/spacenuts ….and you can use th...

190: Planet Formation 20.02.2020 51:20

Space Nuts 190 - Planet formation... - The Australian Space Agency launch... - Once again we dive into the mailbag and answer more listener questions… Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought with the help of Grammarly...the intelligent writing app. Download and start using for free today...just go to www.getgrammarly.com/spacenuts ….and you can use the browser extension for free, forev...

189: Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts 13.02.2020 45:10

Space Nuts Episode 189 - The subject of much discussion on the Space Nuts Facebook group this week...mysterious fast radio bursts….where are they coming from? - Dark Matter theory - Once we dive into the mailbag and answer more listener questions… Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought with the help of Grammarly...the intelligent writing app. Download and start using for free today......

188: Planet TOI-257b 06.02.2020 33:19

Planet TOI-257b The Yarrabubba Crater Australia’s Award-Winning Astronomer 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 30 plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon page… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and...

187: 2020 AV2 30.01.2020 39:24

Stories covered in Space Nuts 187 Podcast: - Asteroid 2020 AV2 - just what is it? - Earth’s massive atmosphere.., - From the mailbox…more of our listener questions... 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 30 plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Pa...

186: Bizarre 23.01.2020 40:25

Space Nuts Episode 186 - Bizarre objects near the black hole at the centre of our galaxy... - Did Earth seed life elsewhere?... - From the mailbox…more of our listener’s questions... 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 30 plus posts once signed up...Simply si...

185: Old and Older 16.01.2020 35:30

Space Nuts Episode 185 Oldest material ever found... Old star in our galaxy... From the mailbox…our first dive into the mailbag for 2020. 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 30 plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon page… https://www.patre...

Bonus - Dark Sky Conversations with Professor Fred Watson 02.01.2020 44:29

While Andrew and Fred take a summer break...we thought you may be interested in hearing this great interview with Fred from our new podcast Dark Sky Conversations….hosted by Fred’s partner in life, Marnie Ogg. So you just know she’s going to get all the good stuff…:) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/po...

Mars 2020 19.12.2019 39:19

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News Podcast Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly). Space Nuts Episode 184 - Mars 2020 - what’s planned?. - Naming of exo-planets - From the mailbox… more of your questions asked by Andrew and answered by Fred. Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commercial-free vers...

Massive Gas Giant Mystery 12.12.2019 40:36

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 183 The massive gas giant mystery ...and we do love a good mystery. Fred explains. The most powerful gamma-ray burst ever seen... From the mailbox… more of your questions asked by Andrew and answered by Fred..plus news for our patrons. Become a S...

Impossible Discoveries 05.12.2019 48:20

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 182 Stellar Black Hole Discovered ... Discovered...water without life right here on Earth... From the mailbox… more of your questions and answered by Fred Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of special commerc...

Hibernation? 28.11.2019 42:46

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 181 Hibernation - ESA is proposing it as a solution for long haul space flights...but is it a practical solution? Revised impact date... From the mailbox….more of your questions. New! Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with...

From The Inbox 21.11.2019 47:22

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 180Another all listener questions episode: Starlink Satellites ...and Gravity Lensing questions... A question about black holes...and another re Tunguska...... Finally, questions about Hawking radiation and Mars Quakes...Fred answers them all. Ne...

179: PSZ1G311.65-18.48 14.11.2019 40:24

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 179 PSZ1G311.65-18.48 - The galaxy that we can see 12 times over... ISS mission extension... Fred & Andrew’s Mailbag...more of your questions answered... New! Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask you...

178: Voyager 2 Crosses Over 07.11.2019 49:14

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 178 Voyager 2 crosses over... Low mass black hole... Fred & Andrew’s Mailbag...your questions answered... New! Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This i...

177: Mars Mole Misses Mark 31.10.2019 45:31

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 177 Mars Mole Misses Mark...... Dwarf Planet Confirmed... Fred & Andrew’s Mailbag...your questions answered... New! Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. T...

176: First All-Female Spacewalk 24.10.2019 46:26

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 176 The first all-female spacewalk success...... Mass extinction reason confirmed... Fred’s Mailbag...your questions answered... New! Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may e...

175: Vale Alexi Leonov 17.10.2019 41:09

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 175 Vale Alexi Leonov...you will always have a special place in history... Venus lava flows...maybe this place was always less hospitable than we thought... Fred’s Mailbag...your questions answered... New! Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...cha...

174: Hungry, Hungry Andromeda 10.10.2019 43:07

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 174Andromeda's getting hungry...and we’re on the menu...The great asteroid smashup...Fred’s Mailbag...your questions answered...New! Join the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may ev...

173: Planet 9 - A Whole New Theory 03.10.2019 30:27

Astronomy, Space, Science, Astrophysics, News PodcastStream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Space Nuts Episode 173A whole new Planet 9 theory….could this be the answer to the riddle? Australian NASA tech and a distant galaxy cluster...Moon gravity assist...just one of the topics covered in this episode’s listener questions…New! Join the Space Nuts Faceboo...