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The Search for Life on Venus: Uncovering Volcanic Activity | Space Nuts #344
Space Nuts March 23, 2023
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The Search for Life on Venus: Uncovering Volcanic Activity | Space Nuts #344

In this episode of the podcast, Fred Watson embarks on a journey to the National Press Club to attend a big event featuring NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, only to find himself in the wrong place at the wrong time and caught in a thunderstorm. "If you're going to bet on where the most likely place for an eruption to occur on ...

A Cosmic Cannibal: Uncovering the Mystery of the Loneliest Galaxy in the Universe | Space Nuts #343
Space Nuts March 16, 2023
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A Cosmic Cannibal: Uncovering the Mystery of the Loneliest Galaxy in the Universe | Space Nuts #343

When an ambitious astrophysicist discovers a lone galaxy 9.2 billion light years away, she unravels the mystery of a fossil cluster, uncovering an unexpected twist in the evolution of carbon in the universe. In this episode, learn about astronomy topics - Quasars, Big Bang, and Carbon formation in the universe - from a conver...

Moon Time - What? | Space Nuts #342
Space Nuts March 09, 2023
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Moon Time - What? | Space Nuts #342

Hi there, thanks for joining us. This is Space Nuts. I'm your host, Andrew Dunkley. Hope you can stick around. We've got a lot to talk about today. What time is it on the moon? It's moon time. It could be daytime, could be night-time. It depends where you are, but we're talking about real time. We'll elaborate in this episode...

Auroras, Spaghetti & Speed of Light: Space Nuts #341
Space Nuts March 02, 2023
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Auroras, Spaghetti & Speed of Light: Space Nuts #341

Experience the awe-inspiring power of the universe with a journey to see the aurora australis and witness spaghettification first-hand! Learn about Aurora displays from this Space Nuts podcast episode featuring Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley. Apparently, people have been seeing these aurora displays in unusual places due to v...

340: Uncovering the Dark Side: Is Dark Energy Coming from Black Holes?

340: Uncovering the Dark Side: Is Dark Energy Coming from Black Holes?

When listener Daniel poses a theory linking black holes to dark matter and dark energy, Andrew and Fred embark on an adventure to uncover the truth and explore the potential for a Nobel Prize, but must prove the revolutionary theory before time runs out. You will learn how to unlock the secrets of the mysterious dark energy t...

339: The Pareidolia Phenomenon on Mars: Searching for 'Paddington Bear'
Space Nuts February 16, 2023
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339: The Pareidolia Phenomenon on Mars: Searching for 'Paddington Bear'

After a decade of searching, a determined Mars rover discovers an eerily familiar formation of an ancient crater, inciting an interplanetary investigation of the phenomenon of pareidolia. You will learn the mysteries of the Red Planet and the latest updates on Mars exploration. Show Notes: After a decade of searching, a deter...

338: Indestructible Asteroids // The Hunt for Alien Life with AI // Questions & Answers
Space Nuts February 09, 2023
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338: Indestructible Asteroids // The Hunt for Alien Life with AI // Questions & Answers

Thank you for joining us on Space Nuts where we talk astronomy and space science every week. I hope you well. Coming up in this edition indestructible asteroids - yep they've got some samples they've hit him with a hammer and nothing happened and we're talking asteroids that are made of rubble. But it turns out to be more lik...

337: 2023-BU - A Near Miss for Planet Earth
Space Nuts February 02, 2023
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337: 2023-BU - A Near Miss for Planet Earth

We're back. Space Nuts. 2023. I'm Andrew Dunkley, your host, and joining me, as always, will be Professor Fred Watson, astronomer at large. Hi, Fred. Happy new year. Probably too late to say that, but anyway, it's the first time we've chatted a break. Now, what's coming up on the 337th edition of Space nuts? Well, a near miss...

05: The Best of 2022 - Artemis-1
Space Nuts January 26, 2023
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05: The Best of 2022 - Artemis-1

In early November 2022, Artemis-1 finally launched on it's inaugura mission after several false starts. A huge success, the mission gave us a glimpse of things to come....the future had arraived. Great excitment ensued. Fred gave us his epert overview of the launch and what it meant for the future of space exploration. For mo...