Cosmic Vertigo

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.