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March 17, 2022

An 'Out Of This World' Discovery

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 the ISS on a Russian spacecraft. What…

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March 14, 2022

Asteroids | Space Nuts 294 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley | Podcast

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. 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 averted…but…

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March 10, 2022

It's Raining Gemstones | Space Nuts 293 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley |Podcast

Astronomy, 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 quadruple asteroid system has been discovered by a group of observers in Thailand. Fred has details. • Listener questions…

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March 9, 2022

Solar Coronal Loops

Space Nuts 295 Show Notes March 10, 2022 Astronomy, 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 story? Fred explains… •The discovery of large organic molecules having been found…

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March 7, 2022

Space Nuts with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley | Astronomy Science

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March 3, 2022

Asteroids

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 averted…but not because of anything clever we did.…

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Feb. 24, 2022

It's Raining Gems

Space Nuts 293 Show Notes February 24, 2022 Astronomy, 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 quadruple asteroid system has been discovered by a group of observers in Thailand. Fred…

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Feb. 21, 2022

About that Coronal Mass Ejection Event | Space Nuts 292 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley

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 holiday, so what does he do? Visits a telescope…

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Feb. 17, 2022

About that Coronal Mass Ejection Event

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 holiday, so what does he do? Visits a telescope of course…as…

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Feb. 16, 2022

Our Trojan Asteroid Friend | Space Nuts with Prof Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley | Astronomy Science

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 291 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 Andrew fondly calls ). Is there a plan…

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Feb. 10, 2022

Our Trojan Asteroid Friend

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 291 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 Andrew fondly calls ). Is there a plan to chase…

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Feb. 7, 2022

Another Round of Listener questions | Space Nuts 290 with Prof Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Podcast

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. 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 Supercast…

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Feb. 2, 2022

Another Round of Listener Questions

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 Supercast subscribers (sorry, Patreon isn’t there yet…fingers…

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Feb. 1, 2022

Asteroids of Mars | Space Nuts 289 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley

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 promises to be very revealing. • Listener questions:…

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Jan. 27, 2022

Asteroids of Mars

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 promises to be very revealing. •Listener questions: Ken in Maroochydore…

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Jan. 20, 2022

Moon Mysteries | Space Nuts 288 with Prof Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley | Astronomy Science Podcast

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 288 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley • The Moon’s Magnetic Field mystery...what’s the…

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Jan. 19, 2022

Moon Mysteries

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 listener – the search is on for a Falcon Rocket body that…

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Jan. 13, 2022

Cyclones of Jupiter | Space Nuts 287 | Prof Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley | Astronomy Science Podcast

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 Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley • We kick things off with another…

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Jan. 12, 2022

Cyclones of Jupiter

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 Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •We kick things off with another James…

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Jan. 12, 2022

A Dimming Star Mystery | Space Nuts with Prof Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley | 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 286 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley • A James Webb Telescope update…all good…

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Jan. 5, 2022

Solving the Case of the Mysterious Dimming Star

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 Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley •A James Webb Telescope update…all good news.…

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Dec. 30, 2021

Comet Mystery - Solved

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 planet for the first time. •Woodsat – just what…

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Dec. 23, 2021

Dark Matter - A New Theory | Space Nuts 284

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 update. •Woodsat – just what is it? •Listener…

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Dec. 16, 2021

Einstein Challenged

Space Nuts 282 Show Notes December 16, 2021 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 283 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew…

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