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, […]
Two York University graduate students recently made history in the annual Astronomer in Residence program, a partnership between York’s Allan I. Carswell Observatory and Killarney Provincial Park. Sunna Withers, finishing her master’s degree, and Anna Skrinnik, a PhD candidate, completed a combined tenure, marking a first for the initiative. The Astronomer in Residence program allows qualified astronomers […]
York University’s Faculty of Science is welcoming five new full-time, permanent faculty members this year. “The Faculty of Science has hired fantastic new faculty members that will contribute to enhancing our Faculty’s academic excellence, diversity, and research and teaching capacity,” says Faculty of Science Dean Rui Wang. “I look forward to working with our outstanding […]
Media Release from September 5, 2024 York’s Newton tree descendant was the first in Ontario to take root and blossom. It’s now joined by two more seedlings. A thunk to the head, so the myth goes, planted the seed for Sir Isaac Newton’s law of gravity, and while the law bore fruit – Gravity Day […]
Media Release from September 27, 2023 York University is part of an international collaboration that has resolved the enigma of whether antimatter follows the rules of gravity As Newton observed, an apple falls from the tree and hits the ground. But what would an antimatter apple do? That was the question an international collaboration with […]
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 […]
Media release from February 10, 2022 The discovery of a massive dead cluster of galaxies in a young universe full of star producing galaxies, close to 12 billion light-years away from Earth, has surprised an international team, including researchers from York University. York researchers discovered a large galaxy structure, also known as a protocluster, and […]