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  August 27, 2025Education, Exploring Africa, Galaxies, History, Outreach, People, Radio Astronomy, Simulations, Uncategorized

  Episode 78: Back Under The Stars – A New Dawn!

  At long last…we’re back!!! The Cosmic Savannah is entering an exciting new era as we transition into a video podcast! In this episode, we kick off that journey and invite […]

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  January 20, 2025All episodes, Black Holes, Conferences, Galaxies, MeerKAT, Radio Astronomy

  Episode 77: Troublesome ‘Inkathazo’ and the Age of Giants

  In this "mid-season special" episode, we introduce you to an extraordinary giant radio galaxy nicknamed "Inkathazo", meaning ‘trouble’ in isiXhosa and isiZulu. We speak with Kathleen Charlton, a Master’s student from the University of Cape Town, about the discovery of Inkathazo and her newly published work on the topic.

• September 24, 2024Outreach, People, Pulsars, SKA, Telescopes

  A Heritage Day Special: Pulsars and possibilities – a conversation with Jocelyn Bell-Burnell (rerun)

  This is a rerun of a previous episode (60) titled Pulsars and possibilities with Prof. Jocelyn Bell-Burnell. Firstly, The Cosmic Savannah is very excited to welcome a new host! We […]