The Cosmic Savannah

The Cosmic Savannah


Latest Episodes

Episode 61: Part 2 – SKAO Construction Commencement Ceremony – Australia
August 03, 2023

In the second part of Episode 61, Jacinta takes us on a journey to the SKA-low site in Western Australia and shares her experience of the Construction Commencement Ceremony for the Square Kilometre Array that took place in December.The post Episode 61: P

Part 1 - SKAO Construction Commencement Ceremony - South Africa
July 27, 2023

Join Episode 61 as Dan reminisces about visiting the SKAO site in South Africa. He shares highlights from the Construction Commencement Ceremony for the Square Kilometre Array. Exciting memories unfold!The post Episode 61: Part 1 SKAO Construction Comm

Episode 60: Pulsars and possibilities – a conversation with Jocelyn Bell-Burnell
July 12, 2023

In the world of astrophysics, few names shine as brightly as Professor Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. In today's episode, we are very privileged to welcome Jocelyn as a guest on The Cosmic Savannah. Jocelyn shares with us the full story behind her groundbreaking d

Pre-season special: What’s been happening?
June 01, 2023

The Cosmic Savannah Podcast returns for its 5th season, taking listeners on another captivating cosmic journey. Explore distant galaxies, enigmatic black holes, and groundbreaking research in Africa. Engaging interviews, discussions, and unravelling the u

Episode 59: Construction of the SKA commences!
December 04, 2022

The 5th of December 2022 sees the commencement of construction of the long-awaited Square Kilometre Array (SKA)!We are honoured to be joined by the SKA Observatory Council Chairperson, Dr Catherine Cesarsky to talk about this momentous occasion.The post

Episode 58: Season 4 in Review
June 21, 2022

In this week's episode, Jacinta and Dan take a step back to review the past year of the Cosmic Savannah podcast. We chat about some of the highlights of the past year in astronomy and also some of our favourite episodes of the season. The post Episode 58:

Episode 57: From dust to dust
June 07, 2022

In this episode we are joined by Dr Omima Osman who studies the lifecycles of cosmic dust. Omima explains how she is using computer simulations to understand how dust is created, grows and is destroyed in interstellar space. The post Episode 57: From dust

Episode 56: Our supermassive black hole
May 26, 2022

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy! We are joined by Dr Iniyan Natarajan who is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Witwatersrand an

Episode 55: A Trip Down Under (Re-run)
May 10, 2022

An oldie but a goodie - re-run of Episode 11. Jacinta takes us on a tour of her homeland, into the Australian bush, and chats about pathfinders, precursor telescopes and exciting collaborations between South Africa and Australia in the lead up to the Squa

Episode 54: The African Network of Women in Astronomy
April 26, 2022

In this week's episode we are joined by fours members of the board of the recently established African Network of Women in Astronomy (AfNWA).AfNWA is an initiative that aims to connect women working in astronomy and related fields in Africa. AfNWA aims t