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All things Space – news, travel, discoveries, the mysteries and more…with world renown and respected Astronomer Dr. Fred Watson with Broadcaster/Journalist Andrew Dunkley. Website: www.bitesz.com

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Evidence of Dark Energy?

09.23.2021

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 271 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Has the University of Cambridge accidentally stumbled across evidence of Dark Energy? Maybe.●A 2200 year old observatory that’s been discovered in Peru…and it still works!●Listener ...

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09.23.2021 Evidence of Dark Energy? Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 271 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Has the University of Cambridge accidentally stumbled across evidence of Dark Energy? Maybe.●A 2200 year old observatory that’s been discovered in Peru…and it still works!●Listener ...
09.16.2021 Questions, Questions, Questions... Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 270 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The one where too many audience questions is never enough. The whole show is devoted to them…including one very clever submission. As usual, no question ...
09.09.2021 Success on Mars Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 269 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Success on Mars…●Also on Mars, Ingenuity’s life has been extended…●A new method for investigating the atmosphere of other planets..●Brown Dwarf stars…are there more of them ...
09.02.2021 Galactic Pollution on a Massive Scale Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 268 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●How star making galaxies cause galactic pollution on a massive scale…●Stars that are eating their own planets…as a consequence, there are probably less Earth like ...
08.26.2021 Fast, Very Fast! Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 267 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The fastest orbiting asteroid ever seen…●A space launch from Australia that only cost a few hundred dollars. So how did they do it and what ...
08.19.2021 Measuring the Mass of a Super Black Hole Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 266 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A new way to measure the mass of a supermassive black hole.●A delay to the NASA Moon mission. And the launch of Boeing’s Starliner.●The Mars ...
08.12.2021 Spreading the Goo Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 265 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Time to tackle your questions again. From around the globe, our listeners have the darndest questions.●Everything from life to quantum fluctuations, Satellite visibility and the ...
08.05.2021 About That Incident with the ISS Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 264 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●All about that dramatic incident on the International Space Station.●The search for the origin of the asteroid that finished off the dinosaurs. Fred has the ...
07.29.2021 A Warning From NASA Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 263 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A warning from NASA – the moon could lift our high tide levels in the near future. ●The latest on Mars Quakes and the core ...
07.22.2021 Plasma Jet Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 262 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A quick discussion about the successful launch of Jeff Bezos into space…●Astronomers have obtained detailed images of a plasma jet from a supermassive black hole. ...
07.15.2021 One Big Ancient Star Explosion Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 261 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●News from Andrew for Space Nuts fans as the podcast’s universe expands●An ancient star explosion that appears to be more powerful than any supernova we’ve ...
07.08.2021 The Race Is On Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 260 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The race is on…who will get into Space first, Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson?●Water on Mars. Are there lakes under the South Pole? Latest findings ...
07.01.2021 Good News For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 259 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Some good news about the Square Kilometer Array. Fred has the details.●The Pentagon’s official report into ...
06.24.2021 Venus - Geologically Active? For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQAstronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 258 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Venus – Geologically active?●A new discovery about the colossal galaxy cluster rotation. What? Fred has details...●The latest ...
06.17.2021 Asteroid 16 Psyche - Not What We Thought For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 257 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The Chinese Mars mission update…including discussion on that selfie…● Asteroid 16 Psyche may not be what ...
06.11.2021 The One About MAVIS For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 256 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●MAVIS - a planned observatory more powerful than Hubble. Fred has the details of this exciting ...
06.03.2021 Houston, We Have A Problem...and a Question or Two For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQAstronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 255 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●In this episode Fred and Andrew battle through internet connection problems…but tenacity sees them prevail.● Our listeners ...
05.27.2021 Heavy Metal For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQAstronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 254 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Heavy Metals discovered in vapor trails of comets●Where we live…in the scheme of things it’s pretty ordinary ...
05.20.2021 Chinese Touchdown For more Space Nuts, visit our websites. Links: https://linktr.ee/biteszHQAstronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 253 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●China successfully lands a Rover on Mars – now what?●Our favorite topics are back in the news ...
05.13.2021 It's Here and Andrew's Excited! For more Space Nuts, visit our websites at either https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new Bitesz.com HQ site at www.bitesz.comAstronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 252 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A Mars update – China about to ...
05.06.2021 Space Blobs For more Space Nuts, visit our websites at either https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new Bitesz.com HQ site at www.bitesz.comAstronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 251 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Ingenuity will fly again. An update from ...
04.29.2021 RIP Michael Collins Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 250 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley●RIP Michael Collins – friend of the show●Questions from our listeners – Cassandra, Ryan, Graham, Paddy, Alyssa, Ralph, Andrew and Mark. Fred has answers for all ...
04.22.2021 Historic Achievement Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 249 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley●History is made – the Ingenuity update……●An update on Australia’s Square Kilometer Array – and it’s good news.●For some this will be possibly the saddest story ...
04.15.2021 Have We Got the Universal Model Wrong? Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 248 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley●A quick Ingenuity update…●Have we got the universal model wrong? It’s possible…analysing the particle physics…●New findings on the aurora of Jupiter…●Audience questions…today from listeners Richard in ...
04.08.2021 History In the Making Space Nuts 247 Show NotesAstronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 247 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley● The latest on Ingenuities adventures on mars…the first flight preparations are well underway.● There’s new data on the Chicxulub Crater and ...
04.01.2021 Magnetism Space Nuts 246 Show NotesApril 2021Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 246 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley● Fred’s road trip to Adelaide, South Australia. So, what was he doing there?● The significance of the magnetic fields of ...
03.25.2021 You Asked - We Answer Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 245 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyQuestions from our Global Community●Another episode where we focus exclusively on our global audience’s questions…and critiques. ●If you’d like to submit a question for future episodes, ...
03.19.2021 The One with the Cockatoos Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 244 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyThe One with the Cockatoos●The Perseverance Rover Update.●Turns out exo-asteroids could be quite common, much more so than previously thought. Fred explains.●A new twist on super-massive ...
03.11.2021 At Warp Speed Space Nuts Episode 243 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyAt Warp Speed●Another busy week on Mars…we have another Perseverance Rover Update.●Organic materials essential for life have been found on an asteroid. Fred has the details.●Some genius has come up ...
03.04.2021 Revists Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 242 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyNow What?●The latest on the Perseverance Rover on Mars – it’s been a busy week on the Red Planet.●Old research revisited…does it give us new clues ...
02.25.2021 Now What Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 241 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyNow What?●The Perseverance Rover has landed on Mars on schedule and as planned. But now what?●The Gaia Space Observatory study into binary stars…some results have been ...
02.18.2021 It's Question Time Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 240 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyQuestion Time●This whole episode is devoted to answering many of the questions we receive from our listeners. Fred has answers for all of them●And a Space ...
02.11.2021 Mars - The UAE Mission Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 239 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyMars – The UAE Mission●The UAE Mars Mission…even though Andrew keeps calling it the Moon mission…heaven knows where his mind was at…●Matter that appears to be ...
02.04.2021 Mars Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 238 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyMars - A Primer●Probing the Martian Atmosphere – from a time when it was warm and wet.● Getting to Mars faster….and the solution is?● Listener questions ...
01.28.2021 The TOI-178 System Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 237 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyThe TOI-178 System●The discovery of some new exoplanets that are proving to be a bit of a mystery. So, what’s going on…Fred explains.● SLABS – Stupendously ...
01.21.2021 Protected Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 236 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyProtected●Passing of a new law protecting historic space history sites.●Detecting gravitational waves using an observatory the size of a galaxy. What?●Listener questions – from the Jonah ...
01.14.2021 '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 knows why…● Chinese Astronomers nearly 600 high ...
12.24.2020 Buffering Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 234 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew DunkleyBuffering - In this episode, Andrew throws questions from listeners at Fred without notice. And Fred answers them...is there anything he doesn’t know?For more Space Nuts, ...
12.17.2020 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 bursts and the flares of cool stars. - Listener questions ...
12.10.2020 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 plans to contract out the collection of moondust. - Listener questions ...
12.03.2020 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 Array Pathfinder) has spectacular results - Fred has the details. - China’s ...
11.26.2020 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 galore...this episode we feature questions from listener Brian in ...
11.19.2020 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 rocket bodies... - A new research ...
11.12.2020 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 up some interesting new ...
11.06.2020 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 facts...so relax. - Listener ...
10.29.2020 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 the moon, what about ...
10.22.2020 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 correction to the answer of a previous question...and the gravastar theory - ...
10.15.2020 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 more Space Nuts, links, and ...
10.08.2020 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 Earth. - Listener ...
10.01.2020 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 close ...

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Space Nuts episodes:

Evidence of Dark Energy?

Questions, Questions, Questions...

Success on Mars

Galactic Pollution on a Massive Scale

Fast, Very Fast!

Measuring the Mass of a Super Black Hole

Spreading the Goo

About That Incident with the ISS

A Warning From NASA

Plasma Jet

One Big Ancient Star Explosion

The Race Is On

Good News

Venus - Geologically Active?

Asteroid 16 Psyche - Not What We Thought

The One About MAVIS

Houston, We Have A Problem...and a Question or Two

Heavy Metal

Chinese Touchdown

It's Here and Andrew's Excited!

Space Blobs

RIP Michael Collins

Historic Achievement

Have We Got the Universal Model Wrong?

History In the Making

Magnetism

You Asked - We Answer

The One with the Cockatoos

At Warp Speed

Revists

Now What

It's Question Time

Mars - The UAE Mission

Mars

The TOI-178 System

Protected

'the need for speed'

Buffering

The Great Conjunction

Welcome Home!

A New Atlas of the Universe

RIP Arecibo Observatory

A SpaceX Delivery

The Dish

Milestone Reached

NASA's Big Tease

Spaghettification

About That Fake Asteroid

24 Exoplanets

The Ice Lakes of Mars

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