Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 238 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Mars - a primer. ● Probing the Martian Atmosphere – from a time when it was warm and wet. ● Getting to Mars faster….and the solution is? ● Listener questions – from Aaron in…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 238 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Mars - A Primer ●Probing the Martian Atmosphere – from a time when it was warm and wet. ● Getting to Mars faster….and the solution is? ● Listener questions – from Aaron in Nebraska…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 237 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The TOI-178 System ● The discovery of some new exoplanets that are proving to be a bit of a mystery. So, what’s going on…Fred explains. ● SLABS – Stupendously Large Black Holes (no kidding)…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 237 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The TOI-178 System ●The discovery of some new exoplanets that are proving to be a bit of a mystery. So, what’s going on…Fred explains. ● SLABS – Stupendously Large Black Holes (no kidding) ●…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 236 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Protected ● Passing of a new law protecting historic space history sites. ● Detecting gravitational waves using an observatory the size of a galaxy. What? ● Listener questions – from the Jonah in Houston…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 236 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Protected ●Passing of a new law protecting historic space history sites. ●Detecting gravitational waves using an observatory the size of a galaxy. What? ●Listener questions – from the Jonah in Houston (USA) and Jacob…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 235 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ‘a need for speed’ ● A need for speed – wondering why 2020 seemed to move along so quickly? Fred knows why… ● Chinese Astronomers nearly 600 high velocity stars (see a theme here?).…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 235 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ‘a need for speed’ ●A need for speed – wondering why 2020 seemed to move along so quickly? Fred knows why… ● Chinese Astronomers nearly 600 high velocity stars (see a theme here?). And…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 234 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Buffering In this episode, Andrew throws questions from listeners at Fred without notice. And Fred answers them...is there anything he doesn’t know? For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the shop, buy a…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 234 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Buffering - In this episode, Andrew throws questions from listeners at Fred without notice. And Fred answers them...is there anything he doesn’t know? For more Space Nuts, supporter links, to visit the shop, buy…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff - Podcast Space Nuts Episode 233 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ‘The Great Conjunction’ The great conjunction...so what’s so important about this rare celestial event? The link between radio bursts and the flares of cool stars. Listener questions - Alex in Bellingen has…
Space Nuts Episode 233 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ‘The Great Conjunction’ - The great conjunction...so what’s so important about this rare celestial event? - The link between radio bursts and the flares of cool stars. - Listener questions - Alex in Bellingen has a question about neutron…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 232 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley Hayabusa 2 successfully returns….Fred explains why this mission was so important. NASA’s plans to contract out the collection of moondust. Listener questions - first up is Laurie from the UK with a question about…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 232 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - Hayabusa 2 successfully returns….Fred explains why this mission was so important. - NASA’s plans to contract out the collection of moondust. - Listener questions - first up is Laurie from the UK with…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 231 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The Australian CSIRO Million Galaxies Survey from ASKAP (The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder) has spectacular results - Fred has the details. China’s Changi 5 mission details Wattle seeds in Space? What? And our…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 231 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - The Australian CSIRO Million Galaxies Survey from ASKAP (The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder) has spectacular results - Fred has the details. - China’s Changi 5 mission details - Wattle seeds in Space?…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 230 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley RIP Arecibo. Fred discusses the importance of the venerable site...and what it’s loss will mean. Listener questions galore...this episode we feature questions from listener Brian in Georgia, USA; Glyn from Albion, Victoria Australia; Snow…
Space Nuts podcast Episode 230 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - RIP Arecibo. Fred discusses the importance of the venerable site...and what it’s loss will mean. - Listener questions galore...this episode we feature questions from listener Brian in Georgia, USA; Glyn from Albion, Victoria Australia; Snow from New…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 229 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the ISS in a historic mission. Now there’s a use for old rocket bodies... A new research paper has been released detailing the origins of protein structures responsible for…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 229 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the ISS in a historic mission. - Now there’s a use for old rocket bodies... - A new research paper has been released detailing the origins of protein…
Space Nuts Episode 228 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley The Parkes Radio Telescope, made famous by the movie ‘The Dish’ is in the news. Fred explains why… The Galah Project has thrown up some interesting new data. Fred has the latest on the project’s findings… Did an extra…
Space Nuts Episode 228 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - The Parkes Radio Telescope, made famous by the movie ‘The Dish’ is in the news. Fred explains why… - The Galah Project has thrown up some interesting new data. Fred has the latest on the project’s findings… -…
Space Nuts Episode 227with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley - Happy Milestone ISS - another record goes into the history books. - Is it really all about to end for us? Fred spells out the facts...so relax. - Listener questions - first up - A question about telescope tracking…
Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff. Space Nuts Episode 227with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkle *Happy Milestone ISS - another record goes into the history books. *Is it really all about to end for us? Fred spells out the facts...so relax. *Listener questions - first up - A question about…