Cosmic Vertigo - TopPodcast.com

View Top 200 Chart

Back to Rankings Page

Cosmic Vertigo — Astronomy
Cosmic Vertigo

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.

Copyright: © Copyright 2023, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.

Latest Episodes:

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

Show notes

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

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

Show notes

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

Related Podcasts