Space Nuts

Space Nuts

Hosted by Andrew Dunkley and Fred Watson and Jonti Horner · Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley

4.8from 590 ratings

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86Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
669
Episodes
270
Transcribed
590
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2016
First episode
226K
YouTube views

About Space Nuts

5 million downloads and counting90+% Five Star ReviewsHosted by Astronomer At Large, Professor Fred Watson and Sci-Author/Broadcaster Andrew Dunkley660 Episodes and countingVery active (and friendly) listener communityAdvertising Free options available.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher
Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley
Category
science · science · science
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
28 Jan 2016
Latest episode
21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

270 of 669 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

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

  2. 17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Why Venus May Have Lost Its Moon Forever

  3. 14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Your Questions Answered: The Mysteries of Jupiter and the Sun

Inside a recent episode

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

Published 21 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And the reason why it's in the news at the moment is because the spacecraft has separated from its – something called the MTM, which is the Mercury Transfer Module. In other words, it's almost like a service module that's been attached to the spacecraft. It's got solar panels. It's got various – feeds on board for the requisites of the spacecraft itself, that has now basically been jettisoned. And so BepiColombo is on its own as it spirals down towards the planet Mercury to eventually go into orbit around Mercury. And seeing they've now separated, the lawyers will be deciding who gets what assets. […]

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YouTube views
225,998
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
230 ratings
Spotify
4.8 / 5
360 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 86 / 100

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97
Social presence
0
YouTube
86
Engagement
99

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Andrew Dunkley and Fred Watson and Jonti Horner host the show. Published by Professor Fred Watson and Andrew Dunkley.

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