Cosmic Vertigo

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 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.

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 [email protected]

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 CastsRSS

Amanda and Alan are back (for a hot minute) to celebrate the total solar eclipse of August 21, 2017!

Missing Cosmic Vertigo? Well, check out this story about a telescope so powerful it listens to time..

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.