York students place second in international 2010 University Mars Rover Challenge

York University has a great track record in designing instruments, satellites and other devices for space exploration. This year, York students compeated in the fourth annual University  Rover Challenge, which designs and builds the next generation of Mars rovers. The teams faced off in Utah's Mars Desert Research Station. Last year, York won the competition. […]

Snow-discovering spacecraft finally bites the Martian dust

The Phoenix is dead and this time it won’t rise again. On May 24, NASA released photos of the Mars Phoenix lander that finally ended even the faintest hope that the York-designed weather instruments on board the spacecraft would come to life again. The photos show that the lander’s solar panels appear to have collapsed […]

Video: York astronomer speaks to CTV about Endeavour space mission

Paul Delaney, senior lecturer and astronomer in the Faculty of Science & Engineering's Department of Physics and Astronomy, appeared on CTV NewsNet last Sunday to talk about the success of the space shuttle Endeavour's mission, the remaining four flights scheduled for NASA's space shuttle program, and the International Space Station's ongoing role in providing laboratory […]

York-led scientists issue Phoenix-Mars findings

Key findings of the Phoenix-Mars mission’s Canadian science team, led by York University, have been published in the journal Science. The report, published on Friday, summarizes the scientific findings of the mission, which was conducted last summer on the planet Mars. During the five-month mission, which concluded in November 2008, the team’s laser instrument detected […]