Cosmic Vertigo
VitenskapDo 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.
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- NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: The Dysons of the sky (00:09:11)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- The Box (00:23:09)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: Sk8er Boi (00:07:02)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- Smash The Box! (00:45:42)
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 (00:06:11)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly HuntJupiter Sounds 2001 ByNASA is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)
- A microwavable mystery (00:13:18)
A mystery of astronomical proportions! A lonely night… A strange signal… But who -- or what! -- was the culprit? Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast 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 (00:06:39)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast 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 (00:22:09)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: A 12-year-old playing Frozen on the recorder underwater (00:07:57)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly HuntSonification: pillars of creation NASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, M. Russo & A. Santaguida
- We do cool things here (00:19:25)
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 UniversityPresenters: Karlie Noon, Corey TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: A pirate ship surrounded by balloons (00:08:23)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast 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 (00:38:22)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: Broken hearts (00:06:47)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly HuntSinister Sounds of the Solar System ByNASA is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)
- Cosmic Dust Bunny (00:27:05)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- Vacuum Energy & Frozen Stars (00:24:38)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- Not everybody wants a telescope on top of their mountain… (00:12:19)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly HuntVideo footage of Arecibo Observatory collapse from National Science Foundation.
- Black hole, or Curly Wurly? (00:26:23)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- New season! New hosts! (00:02:54)
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 TuttProducer: Ivy ShihExecutive Producer: Joel WernerSound engineer: Simon BranthwaitePodcast tile art by Molly Hunt
- The Moon Landing 010 - The journey home (00:04:58)
Their humanity-defining mission accomplished, it's almost time to come home.
- The Moon Landing 009 - Last moments on the Moon (00:03:34)
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 (00:04:23)
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 (00:03:18)
After their dramatic landing, the astronauts' scheduled rest was never going to happen.
- The Moon Landing 006 - The Eagle is landing (00:04:06)
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 (00:03:34)
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 (00:03:18)
So far on their journey to the moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts haven't been inside the Lunar Module - that's about to change...