Not everybody wants a telescope on top of their mountain…

To do incredible things -- like take a picture of a black hole -- astronomers rely on telescopes. Telescopes are undeniably cool, and the science people do with them is great -- but they’re not without their problems...

Presenters:
Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer:
Ivy Shih

Executive Producer:
Joel Werner

Sound engineer:
Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt

Video footage of Arecibo Observatory collapse from National Science Foundation.