A collective passion for the cosmos is driving a fundraising initiative that aims to support the Allan I. Carswell Observatory at 快播视频 while fostering community involvement in scientific exploration. The Open Air Astro Fair 鈥 which takes place from 5 to 11 p.m. on the first clear day between June 24 and July 4 at York鈥檚 […]
快播视频 will play a leading role in a new national program supporting Canada鈥檚 first-ever Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Scientists 鈥 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 快播视频 natural science Professor Richard Jarrell died suddenly in 2013, he left behind an unfinished manuscript and a box of tapes 鈥 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鈥檚 faintest signals. For years, the story remained […]
This spring, 快播视频鈥檚 Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory (AICO) is drawing record crowds 鈥 not just from students, but from across Toronto鈥檚 astronomy community. The reason isn鈥檛 a rare celestial event, but a new partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada鈥檚 Toronto Centre (RASCTO). For the first time, the observatory鈥檚 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 快播视频 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 快播视频'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) 鈥 which is orbiting in space near the sun 鈥 means Muzzin is the recipient of the largest single program ever given […]
Congratulations to postdoctoral fellow Chapin Korosec, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, who has received the Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship for his exceptional early-career research achievements during his PhD in physics. Read the聽full story in YFile.
Elaina Hyde, a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy in 快播视频鈥檚 Faculty of Science and director of the Allan I. Carswell Observatory, has launched York鈥檚 first-ever podcast dedicated to astronomy. Hyde鈥檚 existing Monday night audio program, 鈥溈觳ナ悠祅iverse鈥 鈥 already boasting an archive of more than 500 episodes as a radio show, […]
An asteroid first discovered more than 20 years ago has now received a new name: Asteroid (700818) Pauldelaney. The naming honours 快播视频 Professor Emeritus Paul Delaney, who was a faculty member in the Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science, for 35 years before retiring in 2021. Delaney was the director of the Allan […]
Two 快播视频 graduate students recently made history in the annual Astronomer in Residence program, a partnership between York鈥檚 Allan I. Carswell Observatory and Killarney Provincial Park.聽Sunna Withers, finishing her master鈥檚 degree, and聽Anna Skrinnik, a PhD candidate, completed a combined tenure, marking a first for the initiative. The Astronomer in Residence program allows qualified astronomers […]