Episodes

Sept. 17, 2020

Life On Venus?

- Could there really be life on Venus? Fred has the latest…  - Listener question time...as we work our way through the backlog we address questions about lasers in space and spy agencies, binary stars and more. Fred and Andrew have answers. For more...
Sept. 10, 2020

'The Moon's Going Rusty'

-“The moon’s going rusty’ - The Rusty crust of the moon...so what’s going on? - Sorry - No sign of alien technology according to a new study… - China’s X37B Spacecraft... - Listener question time...questions this week about Mu1 Scorpii and the...
Sept. 3, 2020

Free-Floating Planetary-Mass Objects

- Free-floating planets - Just what are they? Fred explains... - Is our Sun a part of a binary system? Discussion ensues... - Listener question time...Paul in Victoria (Australia) asks why haven’t we been back to Uranus & Neptune since Voyager 2....
Aug. 27, 2020

Leaky ISS

- The leak in the ISS - repairs are underway... - The ice moon Europa...what’s up around its poles? - Listener question time...Telescopes and the atmosphere...should we relocate them to the Moon or Mars? And, why slingshot around Venus to go to...
Aug. 20, 2020

A Ring Galaxy Discovery

- A ring galaxy discovery...so just what is a ring galaxy? Fred has the answers… - Lunar Landing Modules ...polluting the lunar ice? - Listener question time...Our place in the Universe...a wild theory...but is it plausible? Plus could there be a...
Aug. 13, 2020

Question Time

Space Nuts Episode 215 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - Question time...as Andrew & Fred tackle some of the more pressing questions from our global audience… - Meanwhile, in Australia, the venerable Parkes Radio Telescope has been...
Aug. 6, 2020

The Crashed Vikram Lander - Found

- As we all know, India’s Chandrayaan-2 mission to the Moon ended with the Vikram Lander crashing...and lost. Now they’ve found it Fred has the story. - The rivers on Mars may have been formed under sheets of ice. That’s the new theory. Fred has the...
July 30, 2020

The Mars Rush of 2020 Is On

Space Nuts Episode 213 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - NASA’s mission to Mars - the rush is on - exciting times ahead…...
July 23, 2020

Introducing: Gregory Peck

- Mars season kicks off with the UAE successfully heading off to the Red Planet... - It would seem Venus has active volcanoes still. So what does this mean? - Listener questions…what on earth is a Terrascope? Fred explains and a question asking ‘If...
July 16, 2020

RIP Mandu

- Sad news from the team this as we say RIP Mandu... - A Cosmic Structure discovery of some note... - The truth about our ‘sister’ planet Venus... - Listener questions…chemical elements...where did they come from? ...and Simon from Newcastle has a...
July 9, 2020

The Weird Reason They Named an Asteroid Moon

- An asteroid moon has been given a name...for the oddest of reasons... - A new exoplanet has been discovered and this one is unique. Why? - A collision between two black holes and possible explosion...what’s that all about? - Listener questions…Is...
July 2, 2020

Astronomers vs Starlink

- What does the upcoming Starlink launch mean for Astronomers? - A Planetary Discovery by The Southern University of Queensland (Australia)... - A collision between two black holes and possible explosion...what’s that all about? - Listener...
June 25, 2020

Hoot Hoot!

- Pluto - new data - and a new theory... - The ISS receives a very important delivery... - Listener questions…from Carrie B in Sydney, Australia and Roger the truck driver in the Northeast of the USA. Fred & Andrew have answers. Stream podcast...
June 18, 2020

Is There Anybody Out There? A New Theory

- Alien intelligent life in our galaxy - a new theory... - Searching for water on the moon - a new project... - Listener questions…where do scientific papers go? - the crisis in cosmology and what two questions would you ask an alien if you had the...
June 11, 2020

New Theory on Oumuamua

- New theory on Oumuamua... - New earth-like planet orbiting an earth-like star... - Listener questions…have we ever been visited by aliens?..and concerns about the Starlink satellites? Fred has answers. Stream podcast episodes on demand from...
June 4, 2020

Planet-9 - Oh Dear...

- Planet 9 - does it even exist? Fred is devastated... - A dwarf galaxy that’s impacting on our own Milky Way. But that may not be a bad thing... - Listener questions…just who’s in charge of all those orbiting satellites...and where is the centre of...
May 28, 2020

NASA, SpaceX and Virgin Orbital

- Launches - SpacesX and NASA collaborate for a historic launch...plus Virgin Orbit - New planet formation discovery... - Listener questions…Fred has answers. Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalogue of special...
May 21, 2020

Super Secret X37B Flies Again

Space Nuts Episod - X37b Flies Again... - Harmonic Stars...what exactly are they? - Listener questions - Featuring our first-ever audio question...Fred has answers. Become a Space Nuts Crew Member and gain immediate access to our catalog of...
May 14, 2020

Stunning Jupiter

Space Nuts Episode 202 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - A stunning infrared photo of Jupiter released... - Catching interstellar asteroids... - Listener questions - First up a query about the Tunguska event...and living on Mars...Fred...
May 7, 2020

Big Black Hole Announcement

- Big Black Hole announcement... - Jupiter’s Ice Moon Europa….re-analysis of historical data has led to new discoveries. - Listener questions - Fred has the answers... Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our catalog of...
April 30, 2020

Barred Spiral Galaxy

Space Nuts Episode 200 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - A galaxy that is a barred spiral galaxy and is having trouble producing new stars. Fred explains... - A probably landing site on Mars for the Perseverance Rover - Listener...
April 23, 2020

Asteroids Destroying Each Other

Space Nuts Episode 199 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - Asteroids Destroying Each Other - The Hubble Space Telescope...the amazing images and more…Read along with Fred:...
April 16, 2020

Quasar Discovery

- Quasar Discovery - Mars Helicopter...this thing is cool... - Listener questions - More from the mailbag... Today's episode of Space nuts is brought to you with the support of Grammarly....the intelligent writing app....and you can use the...
April 9, 2020

Slingshot

- Bepicolombo Slingshot - Binary white dwarfs… - We chat with Marnie Ogg about Dark Sky Conversations podcast... - Listener questions - asked by Andrew and answered by Fred... Become a Space Nuts crew member and gain immediate access to our...