Episodes

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...

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...

•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...

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...

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...

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...

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 mars....

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 an...

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 home from...

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...

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 narrowly...

Space Nuts 293 Show NotesFebruary 24, 2022Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 293 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •An exoplanet discovered with unusual rain…gemstones.•A James Webb Telescope update.•A...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 292 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •A Coronal mass ejection event has destroyed a bunch of Starlink satellites. So how does that happen? Fred explains.•Andrew’s been on short...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 290 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Planet Earth has picked up a trojan asteroid as our newest companion. Fred has the details.•We revisit Oumuamua (or the Space Doogie as...

Space Nuts Episode 290 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Our listeners take over the show with questions from around the globe. Fred has answers for all of them.NEW: The Space Nuts Premium edition is now available on Spotify for our...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 289 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Asteroids that collide with Mars. There’s a new study and we have the results.•Another study, this one into the rotation of stars…and it...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 288 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •The Moon’s Magnetic Field mystery...what’s the go? Fred has the details…•A gigantic exo-planet discovery has scientists excited.•A tip from a...

New: 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 Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 287 with...

New: 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 Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 286 with...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 285 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •Mystery solved – Why do comets have green heads but not green tails? Fred explains…•Confirmation – a magnetic field been detected on an exo...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 284 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •A new theory involving Dark Matter – does this finally answer the question as to what Dark Matter is?•Launching the James Webb Telescope – an...

Space Nuts 282 Show NotesDecember 16, 2021New: 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 Astronomy, Science,...

Space Nuts 282 Show NotesDecember 9, 2021New: 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 Astronomy, Science,...

New: 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 Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 281 with...