Episodes

29: Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 28 - Look, up in the sky!
Aug. 2, 2016

29: Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 28 - Look, up in the sky!

Stream on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly) Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 28: Stories we discuss in this episode include: * Its a big month for backyard astronomers with five planets in plain view...Fred fills ...
28: Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 27 - Space Junk!
July 27, 2016

28: Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 27 - Space Junk!

Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 27 of Space Nuts. We open this episode with a definition clarification...that thing you saw in the sky...was it a meteor or a meteorite, or maybe something else? We set the record straight. Topi...
27: Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 26 - Discoveries!
July 19, 2016

27: Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Episode 26 - Discoveries!

Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 26... And in this episode we highlight and discuss three important recent discoveries: *Yet another dwarf planet has been (possibly) discovered beyond Neptune. *An unusual discovery...a plant ...
26: Space Nuts Episode 25 - Juno, China and Dark Sky
July 12, 2016

26: Space Nuts Episode 25 - Juno, China and Dark Sky

Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 25: In this episode Fred and I discuss and give some interesting background/insider information on: *the Juno mission to Jupiter (though I slip up and call it Mars...my obsession...oops:)) *The ...
25: Space Nuts Ep.24 - Mars, Nepal and Tutankhamun
July 5, 2016

25: Space Nuts Ep.24 - Mars, Nepal and Tutankhamun

Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 24 of Space Nuts with Dr. Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley.. Stories: *The European Space union are wanting to return to Mars to continue the hunt for signs of life...but they've run into a ...
24: Space Nuts Episode 23 - More gravitational waves discovered
June 28, 2016

24: Space Nuts Episode 23 - More gravitational waves discovered

Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 23. Stories covered and discussed: *More gravitational waves discovered...but what does it all mean? Fred explains... *Light Pollution...it's a really, really big problem. Learn more... *A...
23: Space Nuts Episode 22 - An update to the Drake equation...
June 21, 2016

23: Space Nuts Episode 22 - An update to the Drake equation...

Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 22... Stories we cover in this episode: *There's been an update to the Drake equation...we discuss what it is and what it really means. * A fossil meteorite unlike any we've seen before...
22: Space Nuts Episode 21 - Update: The 'Dinosaur Crater' dig....
June 14, 2016

22: Space Nuts Episode 21 - Update: The 'Dinosaur Crater' dig....

Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 21. Stories: *Update - Drilling of the so called 'Dinosaur Crater' in the Gulf Of Mexico has made some exciting discoveries. Fred has the latest. *The European Extremely Large Telescope...
21: Space Nuts Episode 20 - Building blocks of life found on 67P
June 7, 2016

21: Space Nuts Episode 20 - Building blocks of life found on 67P

Hi everyone, Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 20: Stories we cover include: *Building blocks of life found on 67P *Student to design experiments for ISS *Inflatable space habitats being tested Subscribe, rate and review at iTunes; audioB...
20: Space Nuts Episode 19 - Mars is close...real close...
May 31, 2016

20: Space Nuts Episode 19 - Mars is close...real close...

Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show notes for episode 19. Once again we demonstrate our fascination/love with Mars: *Mars is close...real close....to Earth (but not as close as it will be in 2018). *There's evidence that huge tsunamis may have...
19: Space Nuts Episode 18 - Hundreds of Earth like planets announced
May 24, 2016

19: Space Nuts Episode 18 - Hundreds of Earth like planets announced

Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 18. Stories covered in this episode: *Hundreds of Earth like planets announced. *Earth's magnetic field is weakening...so what does it mean? *Ancient lava bubbles reveal how our atmosph...
18: Space Nuts Episode 17 - 3 Earth like planets discovered - space community gets very excited!
May 17, 2016

18: Space Nuts Episode 17 - 3 Earth like planets discovered - space community gets very excited!

Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes for Episode 17... *3 Earth like planets have been discovered and the space community is very excited (I was going to say have gone nuts...but that might've been a bit obvious...) *What to look for ...
17: Space Nuts Episode 16 - Beagle 2 ...an update
May 10, 2016

17: Space Nuts Episode 16 - Beagle 2 ...an update

Hi... Andrew with the Show Notes for Episode 16 *First up..Fred has an update on the finding of the Beagle 2 Lander on Mars by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter...thought to be lost forever until recently (the Beagle 2 that is...). *We update the s...
16: Space Nuts Episode 15 - Europa
May 3, 2016

16: Space Nuts Episode 15 - Europa

Hi everyone...Andrew with the show notes for Episode 15: * Another look at and update on Planet Europa...the icy moon of Jupiter. * Exoplanets - we keep finding them and we keep finding out more about them. Dr. Fred has the latest. *Rocket seeds ...
15: Space Nuts Ep 14 - Starshot - Alpha Centauri here we come!
April 25, 2016

15: Space Nuts Ep 14 - Starshot - Alpha Centauri here we come!

Hi everyone...Andrew with the Show Notes: In episode 14 we take a look at the following stories: *Starshot - The space community has been buzzing since the announcement of a $100 million mission to explore the Alpha Centauri region using some ver...
14: Space Nuts Ep.13 - Comet 67/P Returns To The News For All The Right Reasons...
April 19, 2016

14: Space Nuts Ep.13 - Comet 67/P Returns To The News For All The Right Reasons...

Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes: In this episode Dr. Fred and I have the following stories: * The Rosetta Probe (remember it?) is still tracking Comet 67/P and has sent back a spectacular picture of the comet. We have details... *...
13: Space Nuts Ep 12 - Success and failure
April 12, 2016

13: Space Nuts Ep 12 - Success and failure

Hi everyone...Andrew here with the show notes: In this episode we take a look at the huge success of the Blue Origin project and the disappearance of the Japanese Hitomi satellite project. What's happened to it? We report on what's known a...
12: Space Nuts Ep. 11 - Massive Stars...really massive...R136
April 5, 2016

12: Space Nuts Ep. 11 - Massive Stars...really massive...R136

Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes: In this episode Fred and I tackle the hot topic of the discovery of these really massive stars...the science behind them. And why are astronomers so interested in R136? Then we move to the dwarf plan...
11: Space Nuts Ep.9 - The Hubble Telescope does it again...
March 29, 2016

11: Space Nuts Ep.9 - The Hubble Telescope does it again...

Hi everyone...Andrew here with the Show Notes: First up...the Hubble Telescope proves its worth again, this time revealing for us the most distant Galaxy ever seen. We live in a amazing times... How's this for a name...JB Brickworks...that...
10: Space Nuts Epidsode 10 - Mars, Mars and more Mars
March 23, 2016

10: Space Nuts Epidsode 10 - Mars, Mars and more Mars

Hi everyone...Andrew & Dr Fred here...and here's the rundown of what's in this episode... One word...Mars. First up....methane on Mars...it's there but where's it coming from? We look at the possibilities. Next up...a Ma...
9: Space Nuts Ep.8 - Another near miss, A solar eclipse & Scott Kelly wrap...
March 15, 2016

9: Space Nuts Ep.8 - Another near miss, A solar eclipse & Scott Kelly wrap...

Hi Everyone...Andrew here....and here's what's in Ep.8 of Space Nuts... *Did you know we had a near miss with another asteroid recently? Near in Space terms anyway...Fred has all the details on 2013 TX68 *The recent solar eclipse...and do...
8: Space Nuts Ep.7 - The 'Weird Asteroid', Virgin Galactic launch & more
March 7, 2016

8: Space Nuts Ep.7 - The 'Weird Asteroid', Virgin Galactic launch & more

Hi everyone...Andrew here... In Ep.7 of Space Nuts, Dr. Fred and I cover the following stories: * The discovery of a strange asteroid which is now known as 'The Weird Asteroid' * The launch of Virgin Galactic's new space craft - ...
7: Space Nuts Ep. 6 - Large Space Rock Explodes off coast of Brazil...largely unreported & Gravitational waves, the side bet
March 2, 2016

7: Space Nuts Ep. 6 - Large Space Rock Explodes off coast of Brazil...largely unreported & Gravitational waves, the side bet

Hi everyone...Andrew here. In this episode of Space Nuts, Fred and I talk about the very large space rock that disintegrated off the coast of Brazil in early February, and was hardly reported on...yet it was one of the largest ever. Plus we take...
6: Space Nuts Ep.5 - Black holes, X-Rays & Radio Waves ...plus NASA Space Travel Posters
Feb. 23, 2016

6: Space Nuts Ep.5 - Black holes, X-Rays & Radio Waves ...plus NASA Space Travel Posters

Hi everyone - Andrew here...welcome to the latest Space Nuts podcast, where Dr.Fred Watson and I discuss a fascinating discovery involving black holes, X-Rays and Radio Waves...plus we take a look at NASA's recently released space travel posters. ...