Episodes

May 30, 2019

155: New Comet Water Theory

Plus an important anniversary and listener questions about dark energy and dark matter...plus DNA seeding. Fred has answers.
May 23, 2019

154: Weird...But Boring

Ultima Thule - weird but boring, plus Jeff Bezos Space vision unveiled and listener questions...the chicken and egg theory...and cosmic background radiation. Fred has the answers.
May 16, 2019

153: Moon Quakes

.Why they happen.. Plus NASA’s asteroid strike simulation...it isn’t pretty and The Square Kilometre Array’s new supercomputers
May 9, 2019

152: More Gravitational Waves Detected

Plus...Dave Mackay and his Virgin Galactic flight record...and listener questions...
May 2, 2019

151: A Very Hungry Black Hole

But where's Fred podcasting from today?
April 25, 2019

150: Your Questions - Answered!

For Episode 150 we answer your questions...so many questions.
April 18, 2019

149: Women and Space Travel

A new study concludes that women are better suited to space travel than men...
April 11, 2019

148: First Picture of a Black Hole

A photo of a black hole at last...and confirmation of Methane gas on Mars.
April 4, 2019

147: The Rivers of Mars

The Rivers of Mars (sounds like a song title doesn't it….) plus a very rare asteroid spotted by Hubble...
March 28, 2019

146: Wardrobe Malfunction

News on Exoplanets and NASA wardrobe malfunction...
March 21, 2019

145: A Big Bang

A meteor explosion on our doorstep...and we all missed it.,,,
March 14, 2019

The Square Kilometre Array - Great News

The Square Kilometer Array Treaty signed - and it's great news for Australia...
March 7, 2019

A Successful Docking

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule’s historic docking with ISS
Feb. 28, 2019

Historic Achievements

Hayabusa touches down...and Virgin Galactic’s historic test flight...
Feb. 21, 2019

Andrew and The Professor

A revelation from Fred...plus the demise of the Opportunity Rover and a new look at Ultima Thule'...
Feb. 14, 2019

Black Arrow

Britain's Black Arrow Rocket...plus 2019 - The Year of the Periodic Table...
Feb. 7, 2019

Let's Celebrate

Australia Day Honours...and the Aussie Science and Astronomy worlds have cause to celebrate... plus there’s a new Ultima Thule pic...and it’s stunning.
Jan. 31, 2019

What Is Life?

What is life? Depends on who you talk to it seems...we discuss. Plus Gamma Ray deal...
Jan. 24, 2019

Saturn's Rings - The Latest Data From Cassini

Saturn’s Rings...the data is in from Cassini...and they’re not as old as previously thought, nor will they last. Plus Earth’s magnetic field is moving...from Canada to Siberia...what does this mean?
Jan. 17, 2019

Questions and More Questions

Our listeners ask the best questions and in this episode we tackle a whole bunch of them...
Jan. 10, 2019

The Ultima Thule Flyby...and Alien Abductions?

The Ultima Thule flyby... Chang’e 4 update... and Alien abductions are down...go figure.
Dec. 20, 2018

134: Looking Ahead

A look forward to some of the special events coming in 2019. Plus listener questions...
Dec. 13, 2018

133: The Eerie Winds of Mars

The Australian Space Agency and Voyager 2 are in the news - so are the Eerie winds of Mars...
Dec. 6, 2018

132: NASA's Moon Plans

Plus Osiris Rex arrives at Bennu and listener questions.