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
Andrew and The Professor
Episode 141 of Space Nuts - *A revelation from Fred...*The demise of the Opportunity Rover and a new look at Ultima Thule'...*Well, this is different...Harpoon tested on space junk and design changes…
00:40:49 |
Thu 21 Feb 2019
Black Arrow
Episode 140 of Space Nuts - *Britain's Black Arrow Rocket...*2019 - The year of the Periodic Table...*A listener question from Mario in Melbourne, Australia - following up on the discussion on What I…
00:37:15 |
Thu 14 Feb 2019
Let's Celebrate
Episode 139 of Space Nuts - *Australia Day Honours...and the Aussie Science and Astronomy worlds have cause to celebrate...*There’s a new Ultima Thule pic...and it’s stunning.*A listener question fro…
00:31:42 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
What Is Life?
Episode 138 of Space Nuts - *What is life? Depends on who you talk to it seems...we discuss.*Gamma Ray deal...*A listener question from Dayton Boyd in Birmingham, Alabama about the big bang and the e…
00:35:22 |
Thu 31 Jan 2019
Saturn's Rings - The Latest Data From Cassini
Episode 137 of Space Nuts - *Saturn’s Rings...the data is in from Cassini...and they’re not as old as previously thought, nor will they last.*Earth’s magnetic field is moving...from Canada to Siberia…
00:33:59 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
Questions and More Questions
Episode 136 of Space Nuts - We tackle questions from our listeners:*The new Uranus tilt theory (Fred wrote the book on this one…)*Dark Matter Lensing...and why it’s so important..*Questions about The…
00:36:34 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
The Ultima Thule Flyby...and Alien Abductions?
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 135 of Space Nuts - *The Ultima Thule flyby...*Chang’e 4 update...*Alien abductions are down..Would you like …
00:39:00 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
134: Looking Ahead
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 134 of Space Nuts - *Horizons next rendezvous + Virgin Galactic’s plans...*Apollo 11 50th anniversary and IAU…
00:33:56 |
Thu 20 Dec 2018
133: The Eerie Winds of Mars
Space Nuts Episode 133Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 133 of Space Nuts - *The Australian Space Agency and Voyager 2 are in the news*The Chan…
00:31:49 |
Thu 13 Dec 2018
132: NASA's Moon Plans
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 132 of Space Nuts - *NASA’s Moon announcement...*An update on the Osiris Rex mission to Bennu...*And listener…
00:33:22 |
Thu 06 Dec 2018
131: NASA's InSight Lands On Mars
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 131 of Space Nuts - *The Insight Lander has landed...and Comet Wirtanan*Planet HR8799c...*Elon renames the BF…
00:30:42 |
Thu 29 Nov 2018
130: Colliding Binary Stars and a Ghost Galaxy
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 130 of Space Nuts - *Rare colliding binary stars sighted...*A ghost galaxy has been discovered...*Questions f…
00:37:34 |
Wed 21 Nov 2018
129: Dark Matter Hurricane and a UFO
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 129 of Space Nuts - *Listener Michael Carey wonders whether he should lose any sleep over the ‘Dark Matter Hu…
00:31:19 |
Thu 15 Nov 2018
128: A Supermassive Black Hole
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 128 of Space Nuts - *A supermassive black hole at the centre of our universe..*Oumuamua - just what is it?*Li…
00:35:57 |
Thu 08 Nov 2018
127: It's A Dusty World
Space Nuts Episode 127Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).This episode is brought to you by The Local Maximum Podcast....technology news and more....expa…
00:37:19 |
Thu 01 Nov 2018
126: Mission to Mercury
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 126 of Space Nuts - *Mission to Mercury...it’s underway...*Fake Chinese Moon….or Fake news?...*Listener quest…
00:35:50 |
Thu 25 Oct 2018
125: Fast Radio Bursts and Noisy Auroras
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 125 of Space Nuts - *Let’s talk about those fast radio bursts...*The sounds of Aurora’s...*Listener question …
00:32:15 |
Thu 18 Oct 2018
124: Two Discoveries and One Big Crunch
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 124 of Space Nuts - *Ice formations on Europa...*The first exo-moon...*Our listener question comes from Paul …
00:35:25 |
Thu 11 Oct 2018
123: The Discovery of Goblin
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 123 of Space Nuts - *The discovery of Goblin...has Astronomers excited...is confirmation of Planet 9 far away…
00:37:37 |
Thu 04 Oct 2018
122: Asteroid Encounters
Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com/spacenuts (mobile friendly).Episode 122 of Space Nuts - *They’ve done it - Jaxa hops on an asteroid...*Speaking of which ….New Horizons aiming fo…
00:32:28 |
Thu 27 Sep 2018
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