Back in 2017 a mysterious, cigar-shaped rock roared into and out of our solar system in a flash! Christened ‘Oumuamua’ it was the first interstellar visitor we’ve seen in our neck of the woods. But this cool observation exposed a not-so-cool side to the astronomy community.

Guest: Associate Professor Alice Gorman College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University

Presenters: Karlie Noon, Corey Tutt

Producer: Ivy Shih

Executive Producer: Joel Werner

Sound engineer: Simon Branthwaite

Podcast tile art by Molly Hunt