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All things Space – news, travel, discoveries, the mysteries, and more…with world renown and respected Astronomer at Large Professor Fred Watson and Sci-Fi Author, Broadcaster/Journalist Andrew Dunkley.

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We're back. Space Nuts. 2023. I'm Andrew Dunkley, your host, and joining me, as always, will be Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. Hi, Fred. Happy new year. Probably too late to say that, but anyway, it's the first time ...

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02.02.2023 337: 2023-BU - A Near Miss for Planet Earth We're back. Space Nuts. 2023. I'm Andrew Dunkley, your host, and joining me, as always, will be Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. Hi, Fred. Happy new year. Probably too late to say that, but anyway, it's the first time ...
01.26.2023 05: The Best of 2022 - Artemis-1 In early November 2022, Artemis-1 finally launched on it's inaugura mission after several false starts. A huge success, the mission gave us a glimpse of things to come....the future had arraived. Great excitment ensued. Fred gave us his epert overview ...
01.19.2023 04: The Best of 2022 \| A Celebration In April 2022, Space Nuts reached a milestone...the recording of the 300th episode. A celebration ensued. Enjoy!Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Best of 2022 E04 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Download from your favorite podcast distributor ...
01.12.2023 03: Space Nuts Best of 2022 \| First Image from the JWST Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts – The Best of 2022 E03 - with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello. Andrew Dunkley here from Space Nuts. Hope you can join us on Best of 2022 episode where ...
01.05.2023 02: Questions & Answers - The Best of Space Nuts 2022 In this episode as part of our Best of 2022 series while Andrew and Fred take a break, we take you back to February 2022 for one of our favorite Q&A; sessions...you ask, we answer. Enjoy!Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. ...
12.30.2022 01: The Best Of 2022 - The DART Mission from the Inside In the this, the first in our Best of 2022 series while Andrew and Fred take a break, we introduce our special guest Marie-Claire Mercier who was our eyes and ears on the ground at the historic DART Mission climax. ...
12.22.2022 336: A Space Mystery Solved // Is Dark Matter Dark Photons? // Questions Answered I hope you can join us on what will be the last official episode of Space Nuts for this calendar year. And my name is Andrew Dunkley, of course, the host, and joining me will be Professor Fred Watson, astronomer ...
12.15.2022 335 - Your Questions - Our Answers Thanks for joining us.This is Space Nuts where we talk astronomy and space science. My name is Andrew Dunkley, your host, and this is an all-question episode. Your questions and our answers.Well, almost. We'll be hearing about spin launch. Somebody's ...
12.08.2022 Active Mars // Square Kilometre Array // JWST Update // Questions & Answers Thanks for joining us on Space Nuts, the podcast about astronomy and space sciencealso heard on community radio across Australia.My name is Andrew Dunkley, your host. And coming up on this edition, we're going to be looking at the Square ...
12.01.2022 Venus - New Information We've got a bunch of really interesting and quite provocative stories this week. A story about how volcanism might have shaped the atmosphere of the planet Venus.And another story about something we’ve never talked about and that is filaments in ...
11.24.2022 The Crazy Shapes of Our Universe: The James Webb Space Telescope's Recent Discoveries The James Webb Space Telescope has analyzed the atmosphere of an exoplanet and found astonishing new evidence of water vapor, carbon dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. In this episode, you will learn:1. The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered new atmospheric ...
11.17.2022 Artemis-1 - Mission Underway Coming up on this edition, We will be talking at last about the launch of Artemis 1, which is just fabulous news. And we'll talk about that mission. On the other side of the coin, some documentary makers have discovered ...
11.10.2022 AMA We've got an episode that divides by five. So, it means it's all questions.And we've got a range of questions today, which cover the whole universe, basically. Several about the moon, which is a great one because by chance today ...
11.03.2022 The Debate Rages On - Is There Water on Mars? In this episode we're going to revisit Andrew’s favorite planet again with this continuing debate about whether there is liquid water underneath Mars' South polar ice cap that's taken a new turn, there is more news to talk about, which ...
10.27.2022 Europa's Exciting New Images Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 328 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley In this episode, we're going to visit Jupiter's moon Europa because there's new stuff from Europa, we've got new images which have come back from ...
10.20.2022 Glass Beads Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 327 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley We have a story about what you can learn from beads, tiny beads of glass in the soil of the moon which have been brought ...
10.13.2022 Is Enceladus Harbouring Life? Space Nuts Episode 326 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley This is episode 326 of Space Nuts podcast, a bumper action packed episode yet again. We're going to talk about a new map of 56,000 galaxies, which is really ...
10.06.2022 When Too Many Questions Aren't Enough 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 ...
09.29.2022 DART Wrap - An Insiders Perspective Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 324 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley I hope you can join us on the very next episode, because it's very exciting. We are going to do a follow up on the ...
09.22.2022 The 100th Anniversary of a Major Event in Astronomy and Space Science History Space Nuts 323 Show NotesSeptember 22, 2022Astronomy, 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 ...
09.15.2022 Changesite - (Y) 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 ...
09.08.2022 Saluting the Late Professor Frank Drake Space Nuts Episode 321 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello again. My name is Andrew Dunkley, the host of the Space Nuts podcast and joining me is Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. What’s on this episode ...
09.07.2022 What's the DART Mission All About? - Astronomy Daily Podcast S01E10 sample episode Have you checked out Andrew's new podcast yet?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 ...
09.01.2022 Hang On a Minute 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, ...
08.25.2022 Did the Asteroid that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs Have a Companion? 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 ...
08.18.2022 Trojan Moon 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 ...
08.11.2022 Lithopanspermia 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 ...
08.04.2022 The Shortest Day (on record) 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 ...
07.28.2022 Fred's New Telescope Project 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, ...
07.21.2022 The Excitement Continues - A JWST Update Space Nuts Episode 314 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello once again. Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. Hope you can join us on episode 314, where I'll be joined by Professor Fred Watson, astronomer ...
07.14.2022 JWST First Image Released - It Doesn't Disappoint Space Nuts Episode 313 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello. Andrew Dunkley here from Space Nuts. Hope you can join us on episode 313 where I'll be joined by none other than the good Professor Fred Watson, ...
07.07.2022 Gliding Across Mars Space Nuts Episode 312 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello, Andrew Dunkley here from the Space Nuts podcast. And joining me every week is Professor Fred Watson astronomer at large. What's coming up Fred on episode 312. ...
06.30.2022 A Moon Mystery Space Nuts 311 Show NotesJune 30, 2022Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 311 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello there. My name is Andrew Dunkley from the Space Nuts podcast, where we talk astronomy and space ...
06.23.2022 Questions, Questions, Questions Space Nuts Episode 310 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hello there. My name is Andrew Dunkley from the Space Nuts podcast, where we talk astronomy and space science. And every week, I'm joined by Professor Fred Watson, ...
06.16.2022 Micrometeroids & UAPs Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 309 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Andrew: Hi there. Andrew Dunkley here, the host of the Space Nuts podcast. Hope you can join us on this episode because we got a ...
06.09.2022 Sonification - The Sounds of the Universe Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 308 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Sonification – the beautiful sounds of our Universe. To hear more and find out more about the project visit https://chandra.harvard.edu/sound/ •The orbit of Earth and ...
06.02.2022 Mars Uranus & Neptune Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 307 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •On Mars…Ingenuity continues to break records. So what’s it’s lifespan now?•Still on Mars…they’ve now worked out why the red planet is perpetually dusty. Fred has ...
05.26.2022 Inbound - Asteroid 73351989JA Space Nuts Episode 306 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Two near-earth asteroids that we’re keeping an eye on•The Hubble Constant and our ever-expanding universe - issues have arisen, that are mystifying cosmologists. Fred has the details.•Listener questions – ...
05.19.2022 Sagittarius A - Imaged At Last Space Nuts Episode 305 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Breaking news – UAP senate inquiry underway…•At long last they’ve imaged Sagittarius A - the black hole at the centre of our galaxy. Much excitement ensued…Fred has details and ...
05.12.2022 Beware The Black Widow Binary Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 304 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •The Black Widow Binary•An exciting new citizen science project…and how you can be involved….for more information visit https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ellenjj/rosetta-zoo •Listener questions – A listener from the ...
05.05.2022 Saluting SOFIA Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 303 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •The James Webb Telescope is in the news again and we have an update. It’s all good news…•We offer up a salute to SOFIA with ...
04.28.2022 Mars Quakes •The biggest Mars-quakes ever recorded. So, what does this tell us about the red planet? Fred explains…•More from mars -the Perseverance Rover recorded an eclipse as it happened. More valuable data was gathered as a result.•The winds of Mars…what effect ...
04.21.2022 Weird Neptune Space Nuts 301 Show NotesApril 21, 2022Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 301 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •He couldn’t make it for Episode 300 (prior engagements) but he’s snuck in for 301. Say hello to our ...
04.14.2022 300 - A Celebration Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 300 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •An interview with Andrew and Fred conducted by Marnie Ogg, host of Dark Sky Conversations podcast (you really should subscribe) and Fred’s partner in life.•Bloopers ...
04.07.2022 Born In A Very Different Way Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 299 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •An unusual planet formation discovery – a planet that’s born in a very different way. Fred explains.•A spacecraft that’s going to be built of Lego…sort ...
03.31.2022 Exoplanet Atmospheres - What We're Looking For Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 298 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •What should we be looking for in the atmosphere of Exoplanets to see if they support life or not? Fred explains.•The speed of sound on ...
03.24.2022 Grand Opening Space Nuts Episode 297 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Finally, some of the Apollo samples brought back to Earth 50 yrs ago have been opened. But why now? Fred explains the significance…•A black hole merger…finally we may have ...
03.17.2022 An 'Out Of This World' Discovery Space Nuts Episode 296 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •‘An Out of This World Discovery’ – three groups of exo-planets have been discovered forming around a binary star. Fred explains…•A US astronaut is about to hitch a ride ...
03.10.2022 Solar Coronal Loops Space Nuts 295 Show NotesMarch 10, 2022Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 295 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Coronal Plasma Loops…new research suggests they aren’t real, they don’t exist. So, what’s the story? Fred explains…•The discovery of ...
03.03.2022 Asteroids Space Nuts Episode 294 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Asteroids – One that hit China some 50,000 years ago. So why are we talking about it today? Fred has the answers.•Plus a potential asteroid strike on planet earth ...

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Space Nuts episodes:

337: 2023-BU - A Near Miss for Planet Earth

05: The Best of 2022 - Artemis-1

04: The Best of 2022 | A Celebration

03: Space Nuts Best of 2022 | First Image from the JWST

02: Questions & Answers - The Best of Space Nuts 2022

01: The Best Of 2022 - The DART Mission from the Inside

336: A Space Mystery Solved // Is Dark Matter Dark Photons? // Questions Answered

335 - Your Questions - Our Answers

Active Mars // Square Kilometre Array // JWST Update // Questions & Answers

Venus - New Information

The Crazy Shapes of Our Universe: The James Webb Space Telescope's Recent Discoveries

Artemis-1 - Mission Underway

AMA

The Debate Rages On - Is There Water on Mars?

Europa's Exciting New Images

Glass Beads

Is Enceladus Harbouring Life?

When Too Many Questions Aren't Enough

DART Wrap - An Insiders Perspective

The 100th Anniversary of a Major Event in Astronomy and Space Science History

Changesite - (Y)

Saluting the Late Professor Frank Drake

What's the DART Mission All About? - Astronomy Daily Podcast S01E10 sample episode

Hang On a Minute

Did the Asteroid that Wiped Out the Dinosaurs Have a Companion?

Trojan Moon

Lithopanspermia

The Shortest Day (on record)

Fred's New Telescope Project

The Excitement Continues - A JWST Update

JWST First Image Released - It Doesn't Disappoint

Gliding Across Mars

A Moon Mystery

Questions, Questions, Questions

Micrometeroids & UAPs

Sonification - The Sounds of the Universe

Mars Uranus & Neptune

Inbound - Asteroid 73351989JA

Sagittarius A - Imaged At Last

Beware The Black Widow Binary

Saluting SOFIA

Mars Quakes

Weird Neptune

300 - A Celebration

Born In A Very Different Way

Exoplanet Atmospheres - What We're Looking For

Grand Opening

An 'Out Of This World' Discovery

Solar Coronal Loops

Asteroids