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French-language podcast Radio Cosmos launches
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BY TANYA PETERSEN (SKACH)
The SKA Switzerland Consortium (SKACH) has launched a new podcast series that takes listeners on an exciting journey to the far reaches of the Universe, exploring some of the most fundamental scientific questions of our time.
In addition to looking out into the Universe, the French language Radio Cosmos is also a deep dive into the latest technology developments on Earth, investigating how the SKA telescopes, artificial intelligence and supercomputing will revolutionise astronomy.
The first season contains four episodes – Listening to the Universe, Aliens and Exoplanets, Supermassive Black Holes, and Dark and Quiet Skies. Hosted by SKACH astrophysicist Dr Mark Sargent and computer science master’s student Alexandra Lagutova, the programmes feature experts around the globe talking about the next frontiers in radio astronomy.
With financial support from the SKAO, the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach, the Swiss Society of Astrophysics and Astronomy and the Municipality of Bern, SKACH produced the series to make radio astronomy accessible to a wide general audience.
French, German and Italian are three of the official languages of Switzerland and SKACH hopes to produce German and Italian (and perhaps English!) versions of the podcasts in the future.
French speakers (and learners) can tune into the podcasts on:
Radio Cosmos is also available on the SKACH website where listeners can also explore additional links to the topics discussed in the episodes.
