Transients
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Episode 82: When Telescopes Think: AI and the Future of Astronomy
With Nick Erasmus In this episode of The Cosmic Savannah, Dan and Francois sit down with Dr. Nick Erasmus to explore the ATLAS Digital Assistant and the growing role of […]
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Episode 64: Bursts from Space
In this episode, Tshiamiso and Dan have a discussion with Alexander Andersson from Oxford University about Zooniverse, citizen science projects and how citizens can contribute to the work that Astronomers do.
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Episode 39: Erupting novae
In this week's episode, we are joined by Dr Miriam Nyamai who studies thermonuclear eruptions on the surface of white dwarf stars! Miriam explains how these "novae" eruptions occur and what we can learn from them. She also describes her role as a postdoctoral researcher hunting for transient events in the sky using radio telescopes such as MeerKAT.
