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
21: Space Nuts Episode 20 - Building blocks of life found on 67P
Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 20:
Stories we cover include:
*Building blocks of life found on 67P
*Student to design experiments for ISS
*Inflatable space habitats being tested
Subsc…
Stories we cover include:
*Building blocks of life found on 67P
*Student to design experiments for ISS
*Inflatable space habitats being tested
Subsc…
00:24:03 |
Tue 07 Jun 2016
20: Space Nuts Episode 19 - Mars is close...real close...
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show notes for episode 19.
Once again we demonstrate our fascination/love with Mars:
*Mars is close...real close....to Earth (but not as close as it will be in 2018).
*Ther…
Once again we demonstrate our fascination/love with Mars:
*Mars is close...real close....to Earth (but not as close as it will be in 2018).
*Ther…
00:27:20 |
Tue 31 May 2016
19: Space Nuts Episode 18 - Hundreds of Earth like planets announced
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 18.
Stories covered in this episode:
*Hundreds of Earth like planets announced.
*Earth's magnetic field is weakening...so what does it mean?
*Ancient…
Stories covered in this episode:
*Hundreds of Earth like planets announced.
*Earth's magnetic field is weakening...so what does it mean?
*Ancient…
00:27:14 |
Tue 24 May 2016
18: Space Nuts Episode 17 - 3 Earth like planets discovered - space community gets very excited!
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes for Episode 17...
*3 Earth like planets have been discovered and the space community is very excited (I was going to say have gone nuts...but that might'v…
*3 Earth like planets have been discovered and the space community is very excited (I was going to say have gone nuts...but that might'v…
00:26:24 |
Tue 17 May 2016
17: Space Nuts Episode 16 - Beagle 2 ...an update
Hi... Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 16
*First up..Fred has an update on the finding of the Beagle 2 Lander on Mars by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...thought to be lost forever until recent…
*First up..Fred has an update on the finding of the Beagle 2 Lander on Mars by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...thought to be lost forever until recent…
00:22:39 |
Tue 10 May 2016
16: Space Nuts Episode 15 - Europa
Hi everyone...Andrew with the show notes for Episode 15:
* Another look at and update on Planet Europa...the icy moon of Jupiter.
* Exoplanets - we keep finding them and we keep finding out more about …
* Another look at and update on Planet Europa...the icy moon of Jupiter.
* Exoplanets - we keep finding them and we keep finding out more about …
00:56:01 |
Tue 03 May 2016
15: Space Nuts Ep 14 - Starshot - Alpha Centauri here we come!
Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes:
In episode 14 we take a look at the following stories:
*Starshot - The space community has been buzzing since the announcement of a $100 million mission to exp…
In episode 14 we take a look at the following stories:
*Starshot - The space community has been buzzing since the announcement of a $100 million mission to exp…
00:27:00 |
Mon 25 Apr 2016
14: Space Nuts Ep.13 - Comet 67/P Returns To The News For All The Right Reasons...
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes:
In this episode Dr. Fred and I have the following stories:
* The Rosetta Probe (remember it?) is still tracking Comet 67/P and has sent back a spectacula…
In this episode Dr. Fred and I have the following stories:
* The Rosetta Probe (remember it?) is still tracking Comet 67/P and has sent back a spectacula…
00:23:42 |
Tue 19 Apr 2016
13: Space Nuts Ep 12 - Success and failure
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the show notes:
In this episode we take a look at the huge success of the Blue Origin project and the disappearance of the Japanese Hitomi satellite project. What's happ…
In this episode we take a look at the huge success of the Blue Origin project and the disappearance of the Japanese Hitomi satellite project. What's happ…
00:23:03 |
Tue 12 Apr 2016
12: Space Nuts Ep. 11 - Massive Stars...really massive...R136
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes:
In this episode Fred and I tackle the hot topic of the discovery of these really massive stars...the science behind them. And why are astronomers so inte…
In this episode Fred and I tackle the hot topic of the discovery of these really massive stars...the science behind them. And why are astronomers so inte…
00:21:05 |
Tue 05 Apr 2016
11: Space Nuts Ep.9 - The Hubble Telescope does it again...
Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes:
First up...the Hubble Telescope proves its worth again, this time revealing for us the most distant Galaxy ever seen. We live in a amazing times...
How's …
First up...the Hubble Telescope proves its worth again, this time revealing for us the most distant Galaxy ever seen. We live in a amazing times...
How's …
00:21:37 |
Tue 29 Mar 2016
10: Space Nuts Epidsode 10 - Mars, Mars and more Mars
Hi everyone...Andrew & Dr Fred here...and here's the rundown of what's in this episode...
One word...Mars.
First up....methane on Mars...it's there but where's it coming from? We look at the possibili…
One word...Mars.
First up....methane on Mars...it's there but where's it coming from? We look at the possibili…
00:20:27 |
Wed 23 Mar 2016
9: Space Nuts Ep.8 - Another near miss, A solar eclipse & Scott Kelly wrap...
Hi Everyone...Andrew here....and here's what's in Ep.8 of Space Nuts...
*Did you know we had a near miss with another asteroid recently? Near in Space terms anyway...Fred has all the details on 2013 T…
*Did you know we had a near miss with another asteroid recently? Near in Space terms anyway...Fred has all the details on 2013 T…
00:20:59 |
Tue 15 Mar 2016
8: Space Nuts Ep.7 - The 'Weird Asteroid', Virgin Galactic launch & more
Hi everyone...Andrew here...
In Ep.7 of Space Nuts, Dr. Fred and I cover the following stories:
* The discovery of a strange asteroid which is now known as 'The Weird Asteroid'
* The launch of Virgin Ga…
In Ep.7 of Space Nuts, Dr. Fred and I cover the following stories:
* The discovery of a strange asteroid which is now known as 'The Weird Asteroid'
* The launch of Virgin Ga…
00:17:40 |
Mon 07 Mar 2016
7: Space Nuts Ep. 6 - Large Space Rock Explodes off coast of Brazil...largely unreported & Gravitational waves, the side bet
Hi everyone...Andrew here.
In this episode of Space Nuts, Fred and I talk about the very large space rock that disintegrated off the coast of Brazil in early February, and was hardly reported on...ye…
In this episode of Space Nuts, Fred and I talk about the very large space rock that disintegrated off the coast of Brazil in early February, and was hardly reported on...ye…
00:18:04 |
Wed 02 Mar 2016
6: Space Nuts Ep.5 - Black holes, X-Rays & Radio Waves ...plus NASA Space Travel Posters
Hi everyone - Andrew here...welcome to the latest Space Nuts podcast, where Dr.Fred Watson and I discuss a fascinating discovery involving black holes, X-Rays and Radio Waves...plus we take a look at…
00:20:36 |
Tue 23 Feb 2016
5: Space Nuts Ep.4 - Asteroid mining & RIP Edgar Mitchell
Hi everyone...Andrew here...welcome to the latest episode of Space Nuts...the podcast with Dr. Fred Watson from the Sydney Observatory. In this episode we pay tribute to the almost forgotten Astronau…
00:18:57 |
Wed 17 Feb 2016
4: Space Nuts Ep.3 - Commercial space exploration ...and David Bowie's constellation.
Hi everyone...Andrew & Dr Fred with the latest Space Nuts podcast. In this program we take a look at the commercial operators leading the way in private space travel...and David Bowie...will he reall…
00:15:49 |
Wed 10 Feb 2016
3: Ep.2 - What has the year 1846 got to do with Planet 9?
Hi everyone...Andrew & Fred here....in this episode of Space Nuts we bring some fascinating insights to the newly discovered so called Planet 9...and just what does it have to do with the year 1846? …
00:17:29 |
Wed 03 Feb 2016
2: Ep. - 1. What's all this talk about noodles, lasagna & hazelnuts have to do with Space science?
Hi everyone...here we go with our very first episode. In this one Dr. Fred and I discuss noodles, lasagna and hazel nut shells and their relationship to a very important discovery in Space science. …
00:14:21 |
Fri 29 Jan 2016
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