Astronomy News Episodes

March 9, 2023

Moon Time - What? | Space Nuts #342

Hi there, thanks for joining us. This is Space Nuts. I'm your host, Andrew Dunkley. Hope you can stick around. We've got a lot to talk about today. What time is it on the moon? It's moon time. It could be daytime, could be night-time. It depends where...

March 2, 2023

Auroras, Spaghetti & Speed of Light: Space Nuts #341

Experience the awe-inspiring power of the universe with a journey to see the aurora australis and witness spaghettification first-hand! Learn about Aurora displays from this Space Nuts podcast episode featuring Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley....

Feb. 23, 2023

340: Uncovering the Dark Side: Is Dark Energy Coming from Black Holes?

When listener Daniel poses a theory linking black holes to dark matter and dark energy, Andrew and Fred embark on an adventure to uncover the truth and explore the potential for a Nobel Prize, but must prove the revolutionary theory before time runs...

Dec. 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 at large. Fred, what are we going to do...

Dec. 8, 2022

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

Thanks for joining us on Space Nuts, the podcast about astronomy and space science also 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 Kilometre...

Dec. 1, 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...

Nov. 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 there is an eclipse...

Nov. 3, 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 is very...

Oct. 6, 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 talking because we're...

Sept. 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 DART mission with one of our...

Guest: Marie-Claire Mercier

Sept. 1, 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...

Aug. 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...

July 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 at large, to...

July 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, astronomer at large....

June 9, 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/...

May 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...

May 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...

May 5, 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 the announcement...

April 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...

April 21, 2022

Weird Neptune

Space Nuts 301 Show Notes April 21, 2022 Astronomy, 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...

Guest: David Astle

April 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...

Guest: Marnie Ogg

April 7, 2022