York University will play a leading role in a new national program supporting Canada’s first-ever Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Scientists – a program that funds early-career astronomers contributing to an international radio astronomy research initiative. Announced by the National Research Council Canada (NRC), the Canadian SKA Scientist Program supports future leaders in conducting cutting-edge research […]
When York University natural science Professor Richard Jarrell died suddenly in 2013, he left behind an unfinished manuscript and a box of tapes – a chronicle of how Canada found its place in the world of radio astronomy, the study of using massive antennas to tune in to the universe’s faintest signals. For years, the story remained […]
This spring, York University’s Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory (AICO) is drawing record crowds – not just from students, but from across Toronto’s astronomy community. The reason isn’t a rare celestial event, but a new partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Toronto Centre (RASCTO). For the first time, the observatory’s powerful one-metre telescope is open […]
In the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, an asteroid measuring up to 1.5 kilometres across quietly traces its orbit, tilted 15 degrees from the planetary plane. This celestial body, officially named Marshall McCall, honours a York University Faculty of Science professor emeritus whose research has illuminated the intricate structures of galaxies and their evolution. For McCall, the […]
Adam Muzzin, a professor at York University's Faculty of Science, is "over the moon" about making astronomy history. Granted 260 primary hours and 127 parallel hours of observation time with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – which is orbiting in space near the sun – means Muzzin is the recipient of the largest single program ever given […]
Elaina Hyde, a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy in York University’s Faculty of Science and director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, has launched York’s first-ever podcast dedicated to astronomy. Hyde’s existing Monday night audio program, “York Universe” – already boasting an archive of more than 500 episodes as a radio show, […]
Media advisory from March 7, 2024 Your mother probably told you to never look at the Sun or you would go blind, but that is particularly true when it comes to the upcoming solar eclipse, says Elaina Hyde, director of York University’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory (AICO). Hyde, an assistant professor in York’s Faculty of […]
York University and an international team of astrophysicists have made an ambitious attempt to simulate the formation of galaxies and the cosmic large-scale structure throughout staggeringly large swaths of space. First results of their “MillenniumTNG” project are published in a series of 10 articles in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The […]
The Astronomers in Residence (AIR) program, an initiative by the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, partners with the Killarney Provincial Park to enable astronomers to lead presentations and shows using the park’s observatory. It runs this year from May 1 to Oct. 15. Launched in 2022, the program calls on qualified astronomers to apply to run […]
Take in the night sky over the holiday break, and watch as some magical astronomy events unfold in December and into the new year. Located at York’s Keele Campus, the Allan I. Carswell Observatory supports student learning and research and is a hub for public engagement and outreach. It is home to a one-metre telescope […]