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Space Nuts

Space Nuts

Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley

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Join Professor Fred Watson, world-renowned Astronomer at Large, and Sci-Fi Author and Broadcaster Andrew Dunkley, on their captivating podcast, Space Nuts. Dive into the vast universe of space, astronomy and astrophysics as they discuss the latest news, exciting space travel adventures, groundbreaking discoveries, and unravel the enduring mysteries of the cosmos. This engaging series offers a unique blend of expert insights and imaginative storytelling and listener input, making it a must-listen for space enthusiasts and science fiction fans alike.
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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Space Nuts - Trojan Moon

Trojan Moon

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08/18/22 • 44 min

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 318 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Andrew: Hi there. Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. Hope you can join us for episode 318. What are we going to be talking about, Fred?
Fred: We're going to talk about the discovery of a moon of an asteroid. And it's an important asteroid because this one is going to be visited by the Lucy spacecraft in the late 2020s.
We're also going to talk about upside down snow falling, or should it be rising, in the ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa. And there are listener questions to come which haven't yet revealed to me, but I understand they might be on the James Webb Space.
Andrew: They might be, because a lot of people are really fascinated by the James Webb Space Telescope, and that spawns a lot of questions.
So that's indeed what we will be talking about in episode 318 of Space Nuts with me, Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large.
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Space Nuts - Changesite - (Y)
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09/15/22 • 41 min

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 322 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Andrew: Hello again. Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. We've got the next episode. coming up and to tell us what's going to be on episode 322, Astronomer at Large. Fred Watson.
Fred: Hot off the press stories, as always. We've got a new mineral that has been discovered on the Moon by Chinese scientists which sounds really interesting. And we've got some less than good news, I guess, to report on two of the space missions that are uppermost in our mind. Artemis One and Blue Origin.
Andrew: Okay we'll look into those issues, and we will get questions from Rebecca in Geelong, who is asking about with the Moon being hit by pieces of rock on a regular basis and what that might do to future Moon bases and Moon missions. And Mikey from Illinois wants to know how we know galaxies are interacting when there are so many in the pictures coming back from James Web. That's a good question. We'll do all of that in this episode of Space Nuts - download from your favorite podcast distributor or visit our website at www.spacenuts.io
If you’d like to check out Andrews new daily podcast, Astronomy Daily – The Podcast, just visit our website at https://spacenuts.io or our HQ at https://bitesz.com And now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartradio, Pocketcasts and most other podcast apps.
The Space Nuts Premium edition is now available on Spotify for our Supercast subscribers. To access the premium feed, just log in to your Spotify account and do a search. Use your current Supercast subscriber details to unlock the premium content. If you’d like to become a subscriber, just visit https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and sign up. You even get a 30-day free trial to see if it’s right for you. Nothing to lose. Now with bonus Astronomy Daily-the Podcast Commercial Free.
Premium Editions also now available via subscription through Apple Podcasts...again with a 30-day free trial.
For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ
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#podcast #astronomy #space #science #spacenuts
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Space Nuts - When Too Many Questions Aren't Enough
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10/06/22 • 47 min

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 325 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
This is episode 325 of Space Nuts podcast, and we've got a lot to talk about. In fact, the audience is going to do the talking because we're dedicating the whole show to questions. So we've got questions about Artemis 1, dark matter, flickering stars, Spacetime holes, gravity and terraforming Venus. Which will be interesting because it's a hot bed that place a very, very, nasty place if you set foot on it, which I don't advise. That's all to come on this edition of Space Nuts. Enjoy!
Download from your favorite podcast distributor or visit our website at www.spacenuts.io
If you’d like to check out Andrews new daily podcast, Astronomy Daily – The Podcast, just visit our website at https://spacenuts.io or our HQ at https://bitesz.com And now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartradio, Pocketcasts and most other podcast apps.
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The Space Nuts Premium edition is now available on Spotify for our Supercast subscribers. To access the premium feed, just log in to your Spotify account and do a search. Use your current Supercast subscriber details to unlock the premium content. If you’d like to become a subscriber, just visit https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and sign up. You even get a 30-day free trial to see if it’s right for you. Nothing to lose.
Premium Editions also now available via subscription through Apple Podcasts...again with a 30-day free trial.
For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ
New: Listen to Space Nuts on your favorite app with the Universal listen link: https://spacenutspodcast.com/listen
Are you a Discord fan? If so...come and join our ever-growing community. https://discord.gg/V4822WSmnJ
If you find value in Andrew & Fred’s work, you might like to consider buying them a coffee. They’d really appreciate the break. Thank you... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spacenuts
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Space Nuts - Lithopanspermia

Lithopanspermia

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08/11/22 • 43 min

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 317 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Andrew: Hi, there. Thanks for joining us. Well, I hope you do - for episode 317 of Space Nuts the podcast. I'm Andrew Dunkley, your host, and joining me every week is Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. What are we talking about this week, Fred?
Fred: Action Pack show as always, Andrew. We're going to talk about more observations that suggest that dark matter is not what we think it is. And we're also going to talk about a new supercomputer that we've got here in Australia. And I'm going to explain why I'm wearing this hi-vis vest.
Andrew: Yes, I'm wondering. It's not a good look.
Fred: Wait till you see what it is.
Andrew: Okay. All right will do. We'll also be answering some audience questions, but Fred doesn't know what they are. We're going to do a bit of a potluck on him this week. He doesn't like it. But occasionally, it's fun to see how things pan out.
So, I hope you can join us for episode 317 of Space Nuts on your favorite podcast distributor, and we'll chat to you then.
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Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 319 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Andrew: Hello again. I'm Andrew Dunkley from the Space Nuts podcast, hoping you can join us on this episode. And my partner in crime is Professor Fred Watson, Astronomer at Large. Hi, Fred. What's coming up on episode three one nine?
Fred: We've got some great stuff as always, Andrew. We're going to ask the question, did the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs have a companion object that was traveling with it? That's an intriguing thing to look at. We're also going to look at some new observations of the largest known star in the universe. Wow.
Andrew: Okay. It's not you, is it?
Fred: Well, apart from me.
Andrew: A lot of people would say it's you.
Fred: No, I don't think so. But thank you very much for the compliment. And thank you to those people as well.
Andrew: Now, we'll also be hearing from a few of those people, some questions from the audience about Dyson Spheres, the Barycenter of the Earth and the Moon, and cosmic microwave background radiation. That’s one of the really interesting questions we're going to tackle. All coming up on this episode of Space Nuts. Download from your favorite podcast distributor.
Listen via your favourite podcast app or visit our website at www.spacenuts.io
If you’d like to check out the early previews of Andrews new daily podcast, Astronomy Daily – The Podcast, just visit our website at https://spacenuts.io or our HQ at https://bitesz.com It’s coming to your favourite podcast apps shortly. Check the website for details.
For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ
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Are you a Discord fan? If so...come and join our ever-growing community. https://discord.gg/V4822WSmnJ
If you find value in Andrew & Fred’s work, you might like to consider buying them a coffee. They’d really appreciate the break. Thank you... https://www.buymeacoffee.com/spacenuts
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Space Nuts - Hang On a Minute
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09/01/22 • 51 min

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 320 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Andrew: Hello once again. I'm Andrew Dunkley, the host of Space Nuts, and every week we talk astronomy and space science with Professor Fred Watson, Astronomer at large. Hi, Fred. What are we talking about this week?
Fred: We've got a bumper show, as always, starting with what went wrong with Artemis One. We might just do a quick rundown on that. And then we've got, because it's episode 320, but who's counting... we've got an all question episode, including a question about the ice on Europa, ranging from that to really deep and meaningful questions like what is Space time? .
Andrew: And can you put it in your pocket?
Andrew: Can we bottle it and can you take it somewhere down an alley and sell it to somebody? All these questions will be answered today or very soon on the next episode of Space Nuts. Catch it the download from your favorite podcast distributor.
Listen via your favourite podcast app or visit our website at www.spacenuts.io
If you’d like to check out Andrews new daily podcast, Astronomy Daily – The Podcast, just visit our website at https://spacenuts.io or our HQ at https://bitesz.com And now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartradio, Pocketcasts and most other podcast apps.
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This episode of Space Nuts is brought to you by NordVPN...the highly rated VPN service and the one we personally use. Fast and secure. It’s the one you need in your life. Get the complete security package deal with four months free and 69% of for 2 years by visiting www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts or use the checkout code SPACENUTS
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Here's a sample episode to get you started. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocketcasts, iHeartRadio and more. You can also stream all episodes from the Space Nuts website...just visit https://spacenuts.io
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Astronomy Daily – The Podcast
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Wednesday September 7, 2022
Join Andrew Dunkley and his feisty AI Co-host Halley (no surname) as they bring you todays space, astronomy, and science news in an easy to digest podcast.
Stories featured in this episode:
It seems Betelgeuse changed colour at some point in time
NASA to study all available evidence of UFO’s or UAPs to see what’s going on.
Bluewalker 3 about to launch a satellite that will revolutionise mobile phone communications.
ESA’s giant mechanical arm has successfully completed its first maneuver .
What’s the DART Mission all about?
Aerospace Corporation unveils a new high tech facility in Colorado Springs, USA.
STEVE makes a rare appearance.
Movie Night on ISS gets a little awkward.
If you’d like to find out more about the stories featured in today’s show, you can read today’s edition of the Astronomy Daily Newsletter at any of our websites – www.spacenutspodcast.com , www.bitesz.com or go directly to www.astronomydaily.io – subscribe and get the new edition delivered to your mailbox or RSS reader every day....it’s free from us to you.
Please subscribe to the podcast and if you have a moment, a quick review would be most helpful. Thank you...
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Space Nuts - The Shortest Day (on record)
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08/04/22 • 46 min

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 316 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Andrew: Hello there. My name is Andrew Dunkley the host of the Space Nuts podcast, where every week we talk astronomy and space science. And coming up soon will be episode 316. And joining me will be Professor Fred Watson. Astronomer at large. Hi, Fred. What's on the next episode.
Fred: We're going to talk about the shortest day on record. There you are. That's an enticing one. Then we've got an all-questions episode, so we're going to answer questions ranging from the motion of the moon throughout the year to what it would be like to be in orbit around a giant star.
Andrew: Okay. Sounds like fun. The shortest day. June 29. You'd feel pretty ripped off if it was your birthday, I imagine.
Fred: I think so.
Andrew: Maybe not as ripped off as you think you might be.
Fred: Sure.
Andrew: Listen in from your favorite podcast distributor to Episode 316 of Space Nuts, or visit our website at www.spacenuts.io
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Space Nuts - Fred's New Telescope Project
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07/28/22 • 45 min

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 315 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Andrew: Hello again. Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. Hope you’re well, and I hope you can join us on the next episode, episode 315, because we’ve got a lot to talk about. And joining me will be Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. What's coming up?
Fred: It we've got a bumper packed show for listeners this week. As always. Going to start off by talking about a brand new telescope that is getting launched not launched into space, but launched into its mission, at Siding Spring Observatory in north-western New South Wales. And we're going to talk about whether we should be looking closer to the sun to find near Earth objects.
Andrew: We will also be answering some audience questions. Andrew from Vancouver is following up what happens next with the New Horizons probe because it's sort of finished its mission couple of years ago. And Neil in Sydney says the sun sucks. Why? We will tell you on the next edition of Space Nuts. Download from your favorite podcast distributor.
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Space Nuts 323 Show Notes
September 22, 2022
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.
Space Nuts Episode 323 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley
Coming up, we're going to be looking at the 100th anniversary of a major event in astronomy and space science involving Einstein, which Fred knows everything about because he's giving a lecture on it tonight. We're also going to talk about Mars because there's been some interesting findings on Mars and it's all to do with vibrations. And listener questions... Jerry wants to know about the threat from solar flares and Tom from Minnesota on calculating distances across the vastness of the universe. That's all to come on this episode of Space Nuts.
Download from your favorite podcast distributor or visit our website at www.spacenuts.io
If you’d like to check out Andrews new daily podcast, Astronomy Daily – The Podcast, just visit our website at https://spacenuts.io or our HQ at https://bitesz.com And now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartradio, Pocketcasts and most other podcast apps.
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