Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 275 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Another questions, questions, questions episode.●Today we have questions about gravitational waves, red shift, ramjet travel and more.●Plus…a fascinating question asking Fred what his personal highlights have been in his long stellar career.●We tackle audio and text questions as we try to work our way through the backlog. Fred gamely answers them all.NEW: The Space Nuts Premium edition is now available on Spotify for our Supercast subscribers (sorry, Patreon isn’t there yet…fingers crossed). To access the premium feed, just log in to your Spotify account and do a search. Use your current subscriber details to unlock the premium content. If you’d like to become a subscriber, just visit https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and sign up. You even get a 30-day free trial to see if it’s right for you. Nothing to lose.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).Would you like a free audiobook and a great deal from Audible? Of course, you do…visit https://spacenutspodcast.com/audible for all the details. Do yourself a big favor and help support the show. Thank you.New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…

Space Nuts

Audience Questions

A podcast about Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 274 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The age of Moon Rocks – the Chang’e 5 findings.●Mysterious radio signals have been discovered coming from distant stars. So what are they?●Listener questions…The temperature of black holes; what is spacetime made of; why Jupiter and other gas giants haven’t been turned into rocky planets by all the asteroid impacts they suffer? Fred has answers for all.Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal for you as a member of the Space Nuts community. Just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for all the details. You’ll be glad you did.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).Would you like a free audiobook and a great deal from Audible? Of course, you do…visit https://spacenutspodcast.com/audible for all the details. Do yourself a big favor and help support the show. Thank you.New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://spacenutsshop.com https://bitesz.com

Younger Than Expected

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 273 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Beat that Star Wars, the discovery of a planet in galaxy far far way that orbits three stars.●BepiColombo has been sending back some pretty spectacular pictures as it cruises past Mercury. We have an update…●Listener questions…many listener questions…and Fred has answers for all.Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal for you as a member of the Space Nuts community. Just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for all the details. You’ll be glad you did.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).Would you like a free audiobook and a great deal from Audible? Of course, you do…visit https://spacenutspodcast.com/audible for all the details. Do yourself a big favor and help support the show. Thank you.New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.If you love this podcast, please get someone else to listen too. Thank you…Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://spacenutsshop.com https://bitesz.com

In A Galaxy Far Far Away

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 272 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●How the Biblical story of Sodom may have been inspired by an astronomical catastrophe●The giant red spot on Jupiter – is it speeding up?●Listener questions…we revisit the possible (or not) heat death of the universe…does a neutron star have an event horizon and a couple of text questions from John Dunkley…any relation? Find out as Andrew tackles that one and Fred the rest.Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal for you as a member of the Space Nuts community. Just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for all the details. You’ll be glad you did.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).Would you like a free audiobook and a great deal from Audible? Of course, you do…visit https://spacenutspodcast.com/audible for all the details. Do yourself a big favor and help support the show. Thank you.New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://spacenutsshop.com www.bitesz.com

The Legend of Sodom

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 271 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Has the University of Cambridge accidentally stumbled across evidence of Dark Energy? Maybe.●A 2200 year old observatory that’s been discovered in Peru…and it still works!●Listener questions…can we watch light move through the Universe if you’re in the right place at the right time, a tongue in cheek question about flat-earth theory, can anything stay still in the Universe and a question about time and gravity? Fred has all the answers…Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal for you as a member of the Space Nuts community. Just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for all the details. You’ll be glad you did.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://spacenutsshop.com www.bitesz.com

Evidence of Dark Energy?

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 270 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The one where too many audience questions is never enough. The whole show is devoted to them…including one very clever submission. As usual, no question is too tricky for our Astronomer At Large…they all get an answer from Fred.●Note…the photo in this weeks artwork was taken by our own Andrew Dunkley this week…so for no particular reason we thought we’d showcase it.Plus a bonus…sing along with Fred https://youtu.be/OkqeqWjYwF0 Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal for you as a member of the Space Nuts community. Just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for all the details. You’ll be glad you did.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://spacenutsshop.com

Questions, Questions, Questions...

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 269 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Success on Mars…●Also on Mars, Ingenuity’s life has been extended…●A new method for investigating the atmosphere of other planets..●Brown Dwarf stars…are there more of them than previously thought?●Audience questions…Peter has a question about time travel involving a clock on Pluto...another question about dips in light and a dark matter and spiral galaxies question…Fred answers them all.Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal for you as a member of the Space Nuts community. Just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for all the details. You’ll be glad you did.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://spacenutsshop.com

Success on Mars

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 268 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●How star making galaxies cause galactic pollution on a massive scale…●Stars that are eating their own planets…as a consequence, there are probably less Earth like habitable planets out there than we think…●Audience questions…David in Texas (USA) has a black hole question and is seeking some clarification…and Martin in Wollongong (Australia) has a few thoughts on Asteroid 2021PH27…Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal for you as a member of the Space Nuts community. Just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for all the details. You’ll be glad you did.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://spacenutsshop.com

Galactic Pollution on a Massive Scale

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 267 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●The fastest orbiting asteroid ever seen…●A space launch from Australia that only cost a few hundred dollars. So how did they do it and what does it mean? Fred knows…●A new kind of telescope that will rival Hubble’s results…and it’s held aloft by a helium balloon…a very big one!●Audience feedback and questions. Fred tackles it all…Sponsor Details:This episode of space Nuts is brought to you by the good folks at NordVPN…and they have a great deal for you as a member of the Space Nuts community. Just visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts for all the details. You’ll be glad you did.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.

Fast, Very Fast!

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 266 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A new way to measure the mass of a supermassive black hole.●A delay to the NASA Moon mission. And the launch of Boeing’s Starliner.●The Mars Perseverance Rover’s failure at its first attempt to collect samples.●A listener corrects us …. Plus, a listener asks us to offer up a dumbed down version of what Dark Matter is and why is it important. Fred does the honours…●Remember: If you’re thinking of buying your first or even a new telescope, visit our sponsor Orion Telescopes & Binoculars and help support the show. https://spacenutspodcast.com/telescope For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).New link: https://spacenuts.io New Link: https://spacenutsshop.com to go directly to our shop.Find all of our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://spacenutsshop.com

Measuring the Mass of a Super Black Hole

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 265 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●Time to tackle your questions again. From around the globe, our listeners have the darndest questions.●Everything from life to quantum fluctuations, Satellite visibility and the speed of light.●Fred has answers….●Remember: If you’re thinking of buying your first or even a new telescope, visit our sponsor Orion Telescopes & Binoculars and help support the show. https://spacenutspodcast.com/telescope For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).New link: https://spacenuts.io Find all of our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ New: Take the Space Nuts Listener Feedback survey. We need to know how you think the show is going. Take the 1-minute survey at https://spacenutspodcast.com/feedback - thank you.

Spreading the Goo

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 264 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●All about that dramatic incident on the International Space Station.●The search for the origin of the asteroid that finished off the dinosaurs. Fred has the latest.●Our listener questions …What’s the difference between Pulsars and Quasars? How does dark matter escape a black hole? Plus, a question about the heliopause and the journeys of Voyager 1 & 2. Our listeners ask the darndest questions and Fred has the answers.●Remember: If you’re thinking of buying your first or even a new telescope, visit our sponsor Orion Telescopes & Binoculars and help support the show. https://spacenutspodcast.com/telescope For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).New link: https://spacenuts.io Find all of our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ

About That Incident with the ISS

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 263 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A warning from NASA – the moon could lift our high tide levels in the near future. ●The latest on Mars Quakes and the core of the red planet from the Inside Mission.●Our listener questions …Ollie in South Australia wants to know what knocked Uranus flat on its back…and Matt from Chattanooga has questions about the recent Virgin Galactic flight. Fred has answers…●Remember: If you’re thinking of buying your first or even a new telescope, visit our sponsor Orion Telescopes & Binoculars and help support the show. https://spacenutspodcast.com/telescope For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).Find all of our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ Become a Space Nuts Crew Member (supporter) and help us reach our goal of becoming completely listener supported. We figure we can better use the time producing and researching more content for you, rather than chasing sponsors and advertisers. Space Nuts is a completely independent podcast and we receive no funds from any large corporations, Government grants etc. We rely on providing the best content we can for our listeners, but we still have bills to pay every month in order to keep the lights on. So, help reach our first goal of 1,000 subscribers at which point we’ll become financially viable….and we can stop chasing advertisers.By becoming a Space Nuts crew member, you not only help us achieve our goals, but gain immediate access to our catalogue of special commercial-free versions of Space Nuts plus bonus content. Instant access to 100+ plus posts once signed up...Simply sign on via our Patreon or Supercast pages… https://www.patreon.com/spacenuts or (New) https://spacenuts.supercast.tech and if you’d like to check out our new bundled options: https://bitesznetwork.supercast.tech Details and links are also available on our website: https://spacenutspodcast.com or the brand new www.bitesz.comJoin the Space Nuts Facebook group...chat and share stuff with other listeners, ask your questions….Andrew may even answer them. This is your community so we want to hear from you. Just search for the Space Nuts Group on Facebook and join today. See you there… https://www.facebook.com/groups/2677812375570941Time to treat yourself with one of our new T-Shirts, Polo shirts, coffee mugs, stickers and more. Details here: https://bitesz-com.myshopify.com

A Warning From NASA

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 262 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●A quick discussion about the successful launch of Jeff Bezos into space…●Astronomers have obtained detailed images of a plasma jet from a supermassive black hole. Fred has the details.●And there are mountains on neutron stars...but not as you may think.●Our listener questions …both about telescopes but vastly different. First up is Mark who wants to buy a telescope for his son (we think that may just be a cover story) and Tyler in Canada wants to know why there isn’t a telescope on Vancouver Island. Fred has the answers.●If, like Mark, you’re interested in buying a Telescope, check out our new sponsor, Orion Telescopes and Binoculars, and help support the show. Try their really useful product selection wizard. Fun to just have a play around with. Please use our link: https://spacenutspodcast.com/telescope For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).Find all of our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ

Plasma Jet

Astronomy, Science, Space, and Stuff.Space Nuts Episode 261 with Professor Fred Watson & Andrew Dunkley ●News from Andrew for Space Nuts fans as the podcast’s universe expands●An ancient star explosion that appears to be more powerful than any supernova we’ve ever seen Fred has details.●Enceladus’s methane plumes…what they’re all about.●Our listener questions focusing on the UK…from James and Duncan. Fred has the answers.For more Space Nuts, supporter links, sponsor links, to visit the shop, buy a book, leave us your questions, and stream podcast episodes on-demand, visit our website at https://spacenutspodcast.com or the new www.bitesz.com site https://www.bitesz.com/show/space-nuts/ (mobile friendly).Find all of our show links at https://linktr.ee/biteszHQ

One Big Ancient Star Explosion

All things Space – astronomy, news, travel, discoveries, the mysteries and more…with world renown and respected Astronomer Professor Fred Watson and Broadcaster/Journalist Andrew Dunkley. Website: www.bitesz.com/spacenuts

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