Cosmic Vertigo

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: The Dysons of the sky Oct 01, 2021

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. This week, the Dysons of the sky... Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

The Box Sep 28, 2021

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. Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: Sk8er Boi Sep 24, 2021

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in which Karlie plays a mysterious space sound and Corey does his best to guess what it is. This week, Sk8er Boi.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

Smash The Box! Sep 21, 2021

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-SmithAstrophysicist (UNSW), Author, Australian Government Women in STEM AmbassadorPresenters: Karlie Noon, Corey TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: A wheel that is running on metal Sep 17, 2021

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in which Karlie plays a mysterious space sound and Corey does his best to guess what it is. This week, a wheel that is running on metal.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly HuntJupiter Sounds 2001 ByNASA is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)

A microwavable mystery Sep 14, 2021

A mystery of astronomical proportions! A lonely night… A strange signal… But who -- or what! -- was the culprit? Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly HuntLaw, Casey, 2016, "The Sound of Fast Radio Burst FRB 121102",https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QSWJE6, Harvard Dataverse, V1

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: The Barking Man Sep 10, 2021

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in which Karlie plays a mysterious space sound and Corey does his best to guess what it is. This week, The Barking Man.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly HuntGolden Record: Tame Dog By NASA is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Golden Record: Australia, Aborigine songs, "Morning Star" and "Devil Bird," recorded by Sandra LeBrun Holmes by NASA/ JPL-Caltech

Seven Sisters Sep 07, 2021

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.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: A 12-year-old playing Frozen on the recorder underwater Sep 03, 2021

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in which Karlie plays a mysterious space sound and Corey does his best to guess what it is. This week, a 12-year-old playing Frozen on the recorder underwater.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly HuntSonification: pillars of creation NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, M. Russo & A. Santaguida

We do cool things here Aug 31, 2021

Australia has a space agency! The Australian Space Agency (ASA) was founded in 2018 -- but what does it do? And how did it come to be? Karlie and Corey are joined by friend of the show Dr Space Junk (aka Associate Professor Alice Gorman) to get the low down on ASA.Guest:Associate Professor Alice GormanCollege of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University

Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: A pirate ship surrounded by balloons Aug 27, 2021

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in which Karlie plays a mysterious space sound and Corey does his best to guess what it is. This week, a pirate ship surrounded by balloons.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly HuntSounds of Perseverance Mars Rover Driving – Sol 16 (90-second highlights) By NASA/JPL-Caltech is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Space Junk in the Space Trunk Aug 24, 2021

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 GormanCollege of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders UniversityPresenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: Broken hearts Aug 20, 2021

It’s time for a brand new Cosmic Vertigo segment... Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in which Karlie plays a mysterious space sound and Corey does his best to guess what it is. This week, teenage Corey gets his heart broken.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly HuntSinister Sounds of the Solar System ByNASA is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Cosmic Dust Bunny Aug 19, 2021

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 GormanCollege of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders UniversityPresenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

Vacuum Energy & Frozen Stars Aug 18, 2021

Friend of the show, cosmologist Professor Tamara Davis lights up the studio with a chat about all the dark stuff in the universe...GuestProfessor Tamara DavisSchool of Mathematics and Physics, University of QueenslandPresenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

Not everybody wants a telescope on top of their mountain… Aug 17, 2021

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 ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly HuntVideo footage of Arecibo Observatory collapse from National Science Foundation.

Black hole, or Curly Wurly? Aug 16, 2021

Back in 2019 a network of radio telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) took a picture of a black hole for the very first time.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

New season! New hosts! Aug 13, 2021

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.Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

The Moon Landing 010 - The journey home Jul 22, 2019

Their humanity-defining mission accomplished, it's almost time to come home.

The Moon Landing 009 - Last moments on the Moon Jul 21, 2019

They've done their experiments, jumped for the camera and planted the flag. The walk is nearly over.

The Moon Landing 008 - Footsteps on the Moon Jul 21, 2019

Six hours of patience and preparation, and Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong are ready to open the hatch.

The Moon Landing 007 - Preparing for the Moonwalk Jul 21, 2019

After their dramatic landing, the astronauts' scheduled rest was never going to happen.

The Moon Landing 006 - The Eagle is landing Jul 21, 2019

This is it. Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong begin their descent to the lunar surface. But all does not go to plan...

The Moon Landing 005 - Dark side of the moon Jul 20, 2019

As the Apollo 11 crew finalise their lunar orbit, they drift around to the far side of the moon - and out of radio contact...

The Moon Landing 004 - Enter the Lunar Module Jul 19, 2019

So far on their journey to the moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts haven't been inside the Lunar Module - that's about to change...

The Moon Landing 003 - Chicken stew in space Jul 18, 2019

As they continued their trip to the moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts had to figure out how to live in space

The Moon Landing 002 - The view via space TV Jul 17, 2019

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.

Cosmic Vertigo presents.. The Moon Landing 001 - Lift-off! Jul 16, 2019

50 years after the Apollo 11 mission successfully landed humans on the moon, hear about the journey's crucial moments - and the near misses.

Cosmic Query | Total eclipse of the Sun Jul 17, 2018

We join two observers for a total eclipse of the sun.

019 | Faster than slow Jul 11, 2018

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.

Cosmic Query | First contact Jul 03, 2018

The search for alien life continues but at what point do we declare that we are alone in the Universe?

018 | Quicker than quick Jun 27, 2018

You'd think we'd notice thousands of explosions in the night sky. Shorter than a millisecond, these bursts were first recorded in 2007 and while scientists know they're there, we are still unsure of their origin.

017 | Longer than long Jun 26, 2018

If you wait long enough, would another Universe spontaneously arise in front of you? Chances are it won’t happen in your lifetime… But it could.

Cosmic Query | clusters and milkshakes Jun 20, 2018

A serving of Globular Clusters and Amanda's favourite milkshake (it's not chocolate).

016 | Cooler than Cool Jun 13, 2018

Temperature levels across the Universe vary wildly. The Boomerang Nebula is the coldest known object, but back on Earth scientists are working towards achieving absolute zero. It doesn't get any cooler than that.

015 | Hotter than hot Jun 12, 2018

The hottest thing in the Universe isn't the core of a planet, or the centre of an exploding star. It's created here on Earth by scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider.

Cosmic Query | Lighting up the night Jun 05, 2018

Could there be a time when we look up at the night sky and see more objects, planets and stars, than dark space? Join Alan and Amanda as they tackle another of your Cosmic Queries.

Cosmic Vertigo | Stargazing Special Jun 01, 2018

Stargazing Live on ABC TV gathered astronomers and astrophysicists for three nights of discoveries and record-breaking observation.

Join Alan as he explores the Siding Spring Observatory, where Amanda worked, and asks these professional stargazers (plus one red-haired comedian) what makes them feel Cosmic Vertigo.

Featuring Karlie Noon, Fred Watson, Becky Smethurst, Greg Quicke, Andrea Boyd, Amalia Sicardi, Tim Minchin and Kumi Taguchi.

014 | Emptier than empty May 30, 2018

We’re told space is a vast empty vacuum. But how empty can it be, if we know it’s full of stars and black holes, nebulas and galaxies?

Alan and Amanda hop aboard a space elevator and rise through the Earth's atmospheric layers to explore our not-so-empty Universe.

013 | Denser than dense May 29, 2018

Imagine the mass of the sun crushed into something the size of the earth – what you're picturing is a white dwarf. But things can get much more dense than that.

Amanda and Alan deliver a lesson in density with a side of salt and aioli (BYO chips).

Cosmic Query | Robots on the moon? May 24, 2018

In Season one, Amanda and Alan took an inventory of what we've left on the Moon: golf balls, a couple of flags, 96 bags of human waste ... But Ashton, a listener, wonders whether any robots (or humans) are up there.

012 | Smaller than small May 16, 2018

Zooming right in from the decommissioned dwarf planet Pluto to the humble yet powerful atom helium, Amanda and Alan measure up the smallest things in the Universe — with the aid of a strand of your hair.

011 | Bigger than big May 15, 2018

The biggest things in the Universe don't necessarily last the longest.

Massive swollen stars, hundreds of times bigger than our own sun, burn through their fuel and either explode into a supernova or become a black hole.

Cosmic Query | Red planet... Wet planet? May 10, 2018

Cosmic Vertigo is back — and when they're not discussing the extremes of the Universe, Alan and Amanda are answering the big questions.Your questions.

This week, it's the little issue of water on Mars.

GUESS WHO'S BACK?! Feb 08, 2018

Cosmic Vertigo season 2 is COMING SOON! And we need your help. Want to share your own personal experience of Cosmic Vertigo? Or do you have a spacey question you're burning to ask Alan and Amanda? Grab a smartphone, and use the inbuilt audio recorder to record your message. Then email that file to cosmicvertigo@abc.net.au

Cosmic Vertigo presents.. Sum of All Parts Oct 12, 2017

Cosmic Vertigo producer Joel Werner has a new podcast! Sum of All Parts tells extraordinary stories from the world of numbers. The episode featured here is.. 'Phoenix + Electron'..Melbourne, 1989. Two teenagers hack Australia's recently established internet connection, and infiltrate some of the world’s most secure computer networks.Listen online or wherever you get your podcasts..iTunes (AU)iTunes (US)Pocket Casts RSS

Total Solar Eclipse [BONUS SHORT] Aug 18, 2017

Amanda and Alan are back (for a hot minute) to celebrate the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017!

Cosmic Vertigo presents.. Off Track May 25, 2017

Missing Cosmic Vertigo? Well, check out this story about a telescope so powerful it listens to time..

Outer Space Takes [BONUS EPISODE] May 19, 2017

Surprise! Bonus episode! Take a trip behind the scenes in the making of Cosmic Vertigo - LIVE! from the 2017 World Science Festival in Brisbane, Australia.

010 | Baby pictures and bird poo May 05, 2017

It’s amazing what you find when you try to see the dawn of time. This season of Cosmic Vertigo ends at the very beginning: the Big Bang.

009 | Emptier than empty and getting even emptier Apr 28, 2017

In the unimaginably vast gaps between galaxies, something is accelerating the universe towards a lonely future. Alan and Amanda shake their heads at Dark Energy.

008 | The invisible wind Apr 21, 2017

Dark Matter flies through solid walls like a ghost. Humans have buried super-sensitive crystals to try and detect it - and our Universe doesn’t make any sense without it.

007 | Black holes don't suck Apr 14, 2017

Science fiction movies make it pretty clear that black holes are terrifying, all-consuming monsters. For astronomers there’s no cooler place to try and see.

006 | A pretty exciting place Apr 07, 2017

It's a patchy, pale river in the sky - and a twirling spiral of 400 billion stars. It’s also headed for a dazzling intergalactic train wreck. Welcome to our Milky Way.

005 | Where are all the aliens? Apr 05, 2017

Alan and Amanda debate the number of civilisations that might be out there, get the maths wrong, and argue about whether our biggest barriers to coexistence would be linguistic or… dietary.

004 | Wobble and wink Mar 31, 2017

The science of exoplanets is stupendously fast-moving. The more we look for alien worlds, the more of them we find. Thousands and thousands of them, all with terrible names.

003 | The bigger they are, the faster they burn Mar 24, 2017

What makes a star a star? When will Betelgeuse explode? Amanda explores what "any day now" means in astronomy and Alan starts measuring mass in millions of marsupials.

002 | Measly little specks of dust Mar 17, 2017

Our Solar System started out as a chaotic Primordial Pancake. Now it hosts the eight planets we know and love, plus poor old Pluto, plus some other stuff. Like asteroids with their own moons.

001 | A giant lump of rock and iron Mar 16, 2017

It’s drifting away from Earth at the same rate that your fingernails grow, but the Moon is still our closest neighbour - so close, that we’ve left quite a lot of litter on its surface…

000 | Welcome to the party! (That's us) Mar 08, 2017

Meet your hosts, astronomers Dr Amanda Bauer and Dr Alan Duffy.

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