Catch Up - Astro Dave’s Space Report: The Whipple Shield, Phobos and Strange Lights in the Sky

Astronomer Astro Dave joins Cheralyn Darcey on The Nightline for another journey beyond our atmosphere. This episode looks at the Whipple Shield, the ingenious design that protects spacecraft from high-speed space debris, and explains what you should do if you spot something unusual in the night sky. Dave also turns his attention to Phobos, the strange little moon of Mars, and shares the latest on space experiments and what they’re teaching us. Whether you’re a seasoned stargazer or just love looking up, this is your guide to what’s happening out there.

The Nightline with Cheralyn Darcey airs weeknights 8pm to midnight AEDT on 2HD and The Super Radio Network.

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Catch Up - Astro Dave&rsquo;s Space Report: The Whipple Shield, Phobos and Strange Lights in the Sky Astronomer Astro Dave joins Cheralyn Darcey on The Nightline for another journey beyond our atmosphere. This episode looks at the Whipple Shield, the ingenious design that protects spacecraft from high-speed space debris, and explains what you should do if you spot something unusual in the night sky. Dave also turns his attention to Phobos, the strange little moon of Mars, and shares the latest on space experiments and what they&rsquo;re teaching us. Whether you&rsquo;re a seasoned stargazer or just love looking up, this is your guide to what&rsquo;s happening out there.
The Nightline with Cheralyn Darcey airs weeknights 8pm to midnight AEDT on 2HD and The Super Radio Network.
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The Nightline with Cheralyn Darcey, only on the Super Radio Network.

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The Nightline with Cheralyn Darcey

Cheralyn is a radio broadcaster with a passion for community, music, and gardening. She is also a best-selling botanical history author and illustrator of twenty-one internationally published titles.

Cheralyn is a radio broadcaster with a passion for community, music, and gardening. She is also a best-selling botanical history author and illustrator of twenty-one internationally published titles.

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SPACE REPORT with Astro Dave 14 October 2026

Tonight's Bedtime Story is about Tom Wills, the man behind the game that would one day become the AFL. Born in colonial New South Wales in 1835, Tom was sent to England's Rugby School, where he became a star sportsman. Back home in Victoria, he was one of the country's finest cricketers, and in 1858 he wrote a letter to a Melbourne newspaper suggesting cricketers form a football club to keep fit through winter. The following year, Tom and a handful of friends sat down and wrote the first rules of a brand new game, one made for Australian conditions. His life was full of adventure, triumph and heartbreak, and his legacy lives on every time a footy is kicked across an oval. Get comfortable and let Cheralyn Darcey tell you his story.

The Bedtime Story is a much-loved part of The Nightline every night, a chance to slow down, settle in and drift off with a story. Catch up on this one and past stories here, then join Cheralyn for a new Bedtime Story every weeknight on The Nightline, 8pm to midnight AEDT on 2HD and The Super Radio Network.

Tonight's Bedtime Story is about Tom Wills, the man behind the game that would one day become the AFL. Born in colonial New South Wales in 1835, Tom was sent to England's Rugby School, where he became a star sportsman. Back home in Victoria, he was one of the country's finest cricketers, and in 1858 he wrote a letter to a Melbourne newspaper suggesting cricketers form a football club to keep fit through winter. The following year, Tom and a handful of friends sat down and wrote the first rules of a brand new game, one made for Australian conditions. His life was full of adventure, triumph and heartbreak, and his legacy lives on every time a footy is kicked across an oval. Get comfortable and let Cheralyn Darcey tell you his story.
The Bedtime Story is a much-loved part of The Nightline every night, a chance to slow down, settle in and drift off with a story. Catch up on this one and past stories here, then join Cheralyn for a new Bedtime Story every weeknight on The Nightline, 8pm to midnight AEDT on 2HD and The Super Radio Network.

BEDTIME STORY: Tom Wills, the Man Who Gave Us Australian Rules Football

HAS YOUR PUPPY TURNED INTO A TEENAGER? 
Eve joins us to talk about those challenging adolescent years in a dog's life. Why does a previously well-behaved puppy suddenly stop listening, forget its training or start testing every boundary? We'll find out what's normal, what needs attention and how to survive the teenage dog years! 
Dogaholics - Dog Training

HAS YOUR PUPPY TURNED INTO A TEENAGER? Eve joins us to talk about those challenging adolescent years in a dog's life. Why does a previously well-behaved puppy suddenly stop listening, forget its training or start testing every boundary? We'll find out what's normal, what needs attention and how to survive the teenage dog years!&nbsp; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dogaholicsnsw?__cft__[0]=AZg1ZkavsOepiaZk7iJBKfpYRG3OBfcqBYFg6kR-h5DER3AHsB-chVpxHmxb0Ix9dz69_ck30-6fCuPXlXtullg9vuTHnaAt6eM6GBjAbRrcGTxj7rkRztj_VZ4sUqJcaEU45sNkgHdQL_gxLIddAe7wbv9jL_DeHdOucewV0GWFcDCG0JFQUAkj6pU&amp;__tn__=-]K-R">Dogaholics - Dog Training</a>

Training Tails with Eve - Teenage Dogs

Between the Lines, Series Three, Chapter Two: The Mystery Continues
The Nightline's original old-time-radio-style mystery serial is back with Chapter Two of Series Three. Romance and crime collide as more secrets come to light, the twists keep coming and nothing is quite what it seems. Settle in, turn down the lights and see if you can work out who's hiding what before the next chapter.

Missed an episode? Catch up on the whole series here, then join Cheralyn Darcey for new chapters every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on The Nightline, weeknights 8pm to midnight AEDT on 2HD and The Super Radio Network.

Between the Lines, Series Three, Chapter Two: The Mystery Continues The Nightline's original old-time-radio-style mystery serial is back with Chapter Two of Series Three. Romance and crime collide as more secrets come to light, the twists keep coming and nothing is quite what it seems. Settle in, turn down the lights and see if you can work out who's hiding what before the next chapter.
Missed an episode? Catch up on the whole series here, then join Cheralyn Darcey for new chapters every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on The Nightline, weeknights 8pm to midnight AEDT on 2HD and The Super Radio Network.

SPACE REPORT with Astro Dave 14 October 2026

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