Cosmic Dust Bunny

Back in 2017 a mysterious, cigar-shaped rock roared into and out of our solar system in a flash! Christened ‘Oumuamua’ it was the first interstellar visitor we’ve seen in our neck of the woods. But this cool observation exposed a not-so-cool side to the astronomy community.

Guest:
Associate Professor Alice Gorman
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University

Presenters:
Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer:
Ivy Shih

Executive Producer:
Joel Werner

Sound engineer:
Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt