Do you ever feel dizzy when you think about the incomprehensible scale of space? We call that feeling Cosmic Vertigo. Welcome to a head-spinning conversation between two friends about the sparkly -- and not so sparkly -- stuff in the sky.
This is the final episode of Name That Space Sound, our mini-episode in which Karlie plays a mysterious space sound and Corey does his best to guess what it is.
Karlie Noon is the first Indigenous student to obtain a Masters of Astronomy and Advanced Astrophysics, and is currently doing a PhD in Astronomy at the Australian National University.
Corey Tutt is the CEO of Deadly Science, a charity that provides science books and early reading material to remote schools in Australia.
Our Cosmic hosts have accomplished STEMM careers. But the path to their success was littered with obstacles.
What inspires someone to become a scientist? How to fall -- and stay -- in love with STEMM (that’s Science Technology Engineering Maths Medicine) in spite of the many barriers you might meet along the way. With special guest and best friend of the show Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith.
Guest: Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith Astrophysicist (UNSW), Author, Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador
For the people of many cultures, including Indigenous Australians, the Pleiades constellation tells the story of the Seven Sisters. This ancient story, thought to be up to 100 00 years old, continues to provide insights to modern day astronomy.
There are about 130 million pieces of space junk in orbit around Earth -- and Dr Space Junk knows most of them on a first name basis!
Associate Professor Alice Gorman joins Karlie and Corey to chat all things space junk -- from old school satellites that resemble Dr Who props, to red convertibles, and back again.
Guest: Associate Professor Alice Gorman College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
Back in 2017 a mysterious, cigar-shaped rock roared into and out of our solar system in a flash! Christened ‘Oumuamua’ it was the first interstellar visitor we’ve seen in our neck of the woods. But this cool observation exposed a not-so-cool side to the astronomy community.
Guest: Associate Professor Alice Gorman College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
To do incredible things -- like take a picture of a black hole -- astronomers rely on telescopes. Telescopes are undeniably cool, and the science people do with them is great -- but they’re not without their problems...
Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt
Producer: Ivy Shih
Executive Producer: Joel Werner
Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite
Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt
Video footage of Arecibo Observatory collapse from National Science Foundation.
Everyone’s favourite astronomy podcast is back! And this season, there’s new hosts in the hotseats -- Gomeroi astronomer Karlie Noon, and Deadly Kamilaroi scientist Corey Tutt.
Exactly 50 years ago, the three Apollo 11 astronauts were on their way to the moon - and they shared their view with those watching closely back on Earth.
The International Space Station is travelling in low Earth orbit at a leisurely 7.66km per second (approx). Moving at that speed, the crew of the ISS witnesses a sunrise and sunset every 90 minutes.
