Space Nuts: Astronomy Insights & Cosmic Discoveries

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• The Intricacies of Angular Momentum - What Happens Near Black Holes

  September 28, 2026 · 30 min

  Sponsor Link: This episode of Space Nuts is brought to you with the support of NordVPN.. To check out special money saving deal, visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts   Space Nuts: Q&A on Radial Velocity, Dark Matter, and Angular Momentum In…

• Mars Gullies Aren't Made by Water: The Surprising Dry Ice Answer

  September 24, 2026 · 33 min

  Perseverance drove to the edge of an ancient Martian lake expecting a beach and found the inside of a volcano — rock that water has been through at least three separate times. Europe's Jupiter probe comes home on Monday night and crosses…

• Navigating the Cosmic Questions: Gravity Assists, Neutrinos, and Time Dilation Explained

  September 21, 2026 · 31 min

  Space Nuts: Q&A on BepiColombo, Neutrinos, and Time Dilation In this Q&A edition of Space Nuts, hosts Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson dive into a series of intriguing listener questions that span topics from the nuances of orbital…

• Why Venus May Have Lost Its Moon Forever

  September 17, 2026 · 34 min

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• Your Questions Answered: The Mysteries of Jupiter and the Sun

  September 14, 2026 · 32 min

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• The Dark Matter Hint That Could Rewrite Physics

  September 10, 2026 · 30 min

  Space Nuts: Dark matter clues, Saturn’s new decagon, Mars and Titan missions. Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson cover a packed astronomy episode that moves from a tentative dark matter signal to a newly spotted ten sided storm…

• Cosmic Q&A: From Redshift to the Moon's Hidden Temperatures

  September 7, 2026 · 30 min

  Space Nuts: Q&A on the Swift Satellite, Redshift, and Hypothetical White Holes In this engaging Q&A edition of Space Nuts, hosts Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson dive into a myriad of intriguing questions posed by listeners. From…

• The Starless Galaxy That Shouldn’t Exist - But Does

  September 3, 2026 · 38 min

  Space Nuts: Spanish Eclipse, Nancy Grace Roman Launch, Cloud Nine, and Venus's Mysterious Clouds Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson cover four big astronomy stories in this episode, from Fred’s trip to view a sunset eclipse in Spain…