Today @cosmicsavannah discus about how to recreate the formation of galaxies inside a supercomputer with Dr. Rob Yates as he explains how he uses semi-analytic simulations to try and understand how various elements are created and dispersed around galaxies.
Jan 28th: The Mystery of the Fast Radio Burst
In this episode, The Cosmic Savannah team talk with Dr Marisa Geyer on what it’s like to be a commissioning scientist for the MeerKAT telescope and her research on pulsars and mysterious Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs).
Dec 24th: Erupting Novae
This month @cosmicsavannah discuss about how novae eruptions occur and what we can learn from them with Dr. Miriam Nyamai who studies thermonuclear eruptions on the surface of white dwarf stars!
Nov 26th: Rise of the Machines
Today @cosmicsavannah join by Dr Michelle Lochner who discussed about her work on on detecting and classifying galaxies and transient events. She has also developed a code to spot weird astronomical anomalies – the so-called “unknown unknowns!”.
Oct 22nd: Square Kilometre Array Telescope is go for Construction!
As a start of season four, the Cosmic Savannah team discuss with Director General of the Square Kilometer Array Telescope, Prof. Phil Diamond about the green light for construction of this giant telescope.
Sep 24th: Another Year in Review
Join us today for @cosmicsavannah annual review. This year the podcast had the opportunity to explore the rich diversity of African Astronomy and meet the exciting young astronomers coming out of the continent! #365DaysOfAstro
Aug 27th: Rising Stars
This week @cosmicsavannah feature some rising stars in African Astronomy! We have 4 young aspiring and future astronomers telling their story. Check it out in today’s podcast at #365DaysOfAstro.
Jul 23rd: The Life Cycle of Galaxies
Today Cosmic Savannah discuss about the life cycle of galaxies with Dr. Moses Mogotsi from SALT. He explains how we can observe gas falling into galaxies, how it forms into stars, and where it goes when those stars die.
Jun 25th: Mars Rovers & the SANSA
Today Cosmic Savannah discuss with Tiaan Strydom from South African National Space Agency about the landing and SANSA’s role in it, as well as various other contributions SANSA is making to space exploration.
May 28th: The MeerKAT Fornax Survey
In this episode, Cosmic Savannah discuss about Fornax Survey using the MeerKAT radio telescope with Dr Paolo Serra.