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.

004 | Wobble and wink

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.

Science

Astronomy

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 Shih

Executive Producer: 
Joel Werner


Sound engineer: 
Simon Branthwaite


Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: The Dysons of the sky

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 Shih

Executive Producer: 
Joel Werner


Sound engineer: 
Simon Branthwaite


Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

The Box

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 Shih

Executive Producer: 
Joel Werner


Sound engineer: 
Simon Branthwaite


Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

NAME THAT SPACE SOUND: Sk8er Boi

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-Smith
Astrophysicist (UNSW), Author, Australian Government Women in STEM Ambassador

Presenters: 
Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: 
Ivy Shih

Executive Producer: 
Joel Werner

Sound engineer: 
Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

Smash The Box!

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 Shih

Executive Producer: 
Joel Werner


Sound engineer: 
Simon Branthwaite


Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

Jupiter Sounds 2001 ByNASA is licensed under (CC BY-NC 3.0)

004 | Wobble and wink

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