Cosmic Vertigo podcast

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.

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.

 

#60

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: The Dysons of the sky

This is the final episode of Name That Space Sound, our mini-episode in which Karlie plays... more

30 Sep 2021

09 MINS

09:11

30 Sep 2021


#59

The Box

Karlie Noon is the first Indigenous student to obtain a Masters of Astronomy and Advanced ... more

27 Sep 2021

23 MINS

23:09

27 Sep 2021


#58

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: Sk8er Boi

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in whi... more

23 Sep 2021

07 MINS

07:02

23 Sep 2021


#57

Smash The Box!

What inspires someone to become a scientist? How to fall -- and stay -- in love with STEMM... more

20 Sep 2021

45 MINS

45:42

20 Sep 2021


#56

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: A wheel that is running on metal

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in whi... more

16 Sep 2021

06 MINS

06:11

16 Sep 2021


#55

A microwavable mystery

A mystery of astronomical proportions! A lonely night… A strange signal… But who -- or wha... more

13 Sep 2021

13 MINS

13:18

13 Sep 2021


#54

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: The Barking Man

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in whi... more

09 Sep 2021

06 MINS

06:39

09 Sep 2021


#53

Seven Sisters

For the people of many cultures, including Indigenous Australians, the Pleiades constellat... more

06 Sep 2021

22 MINS

22:09

06 Sep 2021


#52

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

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in whi... more

02 Sep 2021

07 MINS

07:57

02 Sep 2021


#51

We do cool things here

Australia has a space agency! The Australian Space Agency (ASA) was founded in 2018 -- but... more

30 Aug 2021

19 MINS

19:25

30 Aug 2021


#50

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: A pirate ship surrounded by balloons

It’s time for Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’re going to drop a mini-episode in whi... more

26 Aug 2021

08 MINS

08:23

26 Aug 2021


#49

Space Junk in the Space Trunk

There are about 130 million pieces of space junk in orbit around Earth -- and Dr Space Jun... more

23 Aug 2021

38 MINS

38:22

23 Aug 2021


#48

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: Broken hearts

It’s time for a brand new Cosmic Vertigo segment... Name That Space Sound! Each Friday we’... more

19 Aug 2021

06 MINS

06:47

19 Aug 2021


#47

Cosmic Dust Bunny

Back in 2017 a mysterious, cigar-shaped rock roared into and out of our solar system in a ... more

18 Aug 2021

27 MINS

27:05

18 Aug 2021


#46

Vacuum Energy & Frozen Stars

Friend of the show, cosmologist Professor Tamara Davis lights up the studio with a chat ab... more

17 Aug 2021

24 MINS

24:38

17 Aug 2021


#45

Not everybody wants a telescope on top of their mountain…

To do incredible things -- like take a picture of a black hole -- astronomers rely on tele... more

16 Aug 2021

12 MINS

12:19

16 Aug 2021


#44

Black hole, or Curly Wurly?

Back in 2019 a network of radio telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) took a... more

15 Aug 2021

26 MINS

26:23

15 Aug 2021


#43

New season! New hosts!

Everyone’s favourite astronomy podcast is back! And this season, there’s new hosts in the ... more

12 Aug 2021

02 MINS

02:54

12 Aug 2021


#42

The Moon Landing 010 - The journey home

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

21 Jul 2019

04 MINS

04:58

21 Jul 2019


#41

The Moon Landing 009 - Last moments on the Moon

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

21 Jul 2019

03 MINS

03:34

21 Jul 2019