Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries
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.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 561
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
It's Question Time
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 o…
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 o…
00:57:43 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Mars - The UAE Mission
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…
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…
00:52:13 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Mars
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.
● Getti…
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.
● Getti…
00:55:22 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
The TOI-178 System
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 myster…
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 myster…
00:49:18 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Protected
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 …
Space Nuts Episode 236 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Protected
●Passing of a new law protecting historic space history sites.
●Detecting gravitational …
00:43:04 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
'the need for speed'
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 …
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 …
00:46:04 |
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Buffering
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 …
Space Nuts Episode 234 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Buffering
- In this episode, Andrew throws questions from listeners at Fred without notice. And …
00:56:11 |
Thu 24 Dec 2020
The Great Conjunction
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 bu…
‘The Great Conjunction’
- The great conjunction...so what’s so important about this rare celestial event?
- The link between radio bu…
00:43:09 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Welcome Home!
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 pl…
Space Nuts Episode 232 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
- Hayabusa 2 successfully returns….Fred explains why this mission was so important.
- NASA’s pl…
00:50:22 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
A New Atlas of the Universe
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 Arra…
Space Nuts Episode 231 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
- The Australian CSIRO Million Galaxies Survey from ASKAP (The Australian Square Kilometre Arra…
00:47:47 |
Thu 03 Dec 2020
RIP Arecibo Observatory
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 galo…
- RIP Arecibo. Fred discusses the importance of the venerable site...and what it’s loss will mean.
- Listener questions galo…
00:46:35 |
Thu 26 Nov 2020
A SpaceX Delivery
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…
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…
00:47:54 |
Thu 19 Nov 2020
The Dish
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 …
- The Parkes Radio Telescope, made famous by the movie ‘The Dish’ is in the news. Fred explains why…
- The Galah Project has thrown …
00:41:31 |
Thu 12 Nov 2020
Milestone Reached
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 fact…
- Happy Milestone ISS - another record goes into the history books.
- Is it really all about to end for us? Fred spells out the fact…
00:42:02 |
Fri 06 Nov 2020
NASA's Big Tease
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 …
- 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 …
00:55:42 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Spaghettification
- 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 correctio…
- The OSIRIS-rex mission...a perspective and some background.
- Listener questions this week. We revisit the movie Interstellar with a correctio…
00:44:26 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
About That Fake Asteroid
- 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 m…
- 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 m…
00:50:16 |
Thu 15 Oct 2020
24 Exoplanets
- 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…
- 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…
00:41:45 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
The Ice Lakes of Mars
- 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 …
- Looking to buy a telescope? Fred has some advice
- The Square Kilometer Array, a project that Fred is very …
00:45:13 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
Rosetta Spacecraft - Back In The News
- 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…
- Apparently Russia is claiming Venus as their planet. What?
- NASA’s plans to return to the moon have been released. We…
00:48:58 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
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