About this podcast

Join us for a safari through the skies!

The Cosmic Savannah podcast showcases the world-class astronomy and astrophysics coming from the African continent. It is for a general audience and anyone can listen.

You can subscribe to The Cosmic Savannah wherever you get your podcasts, including iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts.

The podcast is produced and hosted by Dr Jacinta Delhaize from the University of Cape Town and Dr Daniel Cunnama from the South African Astronomical Observatory.

Each episode, Dan and Jacinta chat to guests involved in the world of astronomy across the African continent.

Africa’s beautiful dark skies and vast plains make it an ideal place for cutting-edge astronomy research. Hear about the fascinating people and discoveries coming out of Africa and how they are relevant on the world stage.

The first episodes launched on 29th March 2019 and new episodes are released on a fortnightly basis.

Follow The Cosmic Savannah on Twitter and Facebook for all the updates!

Daniel is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and Jacinta can be found at Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and her website.

The Cosmic Savannah is an independent project by Jacinta Delhaize and Daniel Cunnama. We gratefully acknowledge support from the National Research Foundation, the South African Astronomical Observatory and the Astronomy Department at the University of Cape Town.