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2050120_Planning For Planets

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

Join our director Dr. Elaina Hyde and special Guest Prof. Jeremy Webb for a planetary extravaganza covering Uranus and Neptune (this week in history). As an extra, we will also discuss a few fun events and tips for outreach with Prof. Webb and look at the recent end to the GAIA spacecraft mission. The website for Prof. Webb can be found here: Image Credit: Nov 9, 2023: Neptune imaged by the AICO 1m telescope at York University (Mallincam camera).

20250113_Fun with Flybys

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

This episode we look at amazing flybys in history, covering Mercury, Uranus, Pluto and Saturn's moon Titan. A special welcome to new host Paul Mackin. We also have special guest Majid Naji to talk about his astronomer in residence tenure at Killarney Park with the Allan I Carswell Observatory and to share some tips. Image credit: The planet Uranus: imaged by the Malincam at the AICO 1m, 2023 11 11

20241216_I Look at the Skies Down Under

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

Special guest Brendan O’Brien of the Astrophiz podcast joins Dr. Elaina Hyde and Julie Tomé for a conversation about all things space and astronomy down under! Learn about Woomera and what has landed there, the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, radio astronomy and all its various antennae, and science communication. Brendan’s podcast can be found at: Image credit: One of the tiles making up the 32T, a prototype instrument for the Murchison Widefield Array. Natasha Hurley-Walker. (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MWA_32T_Tile.jpg#/media/File:MWA_32T_Tile.jpg)

20241209_JWST Starts With A Bang

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

This exciting episode features a tall glass of JWS-T, as discussed by our host Elaina Hyde with special guest Ethan Siegel. Join us for a journey through time and space to one of the most interesting telescopes of this decade! For some more great JWST discussion see our guests’ new book “Infinite Cosmos: Visions From the James Webb Space Telescope” which can now be found at all major publishers. Ethan’s blogsite and podcast can be found here Image credit: JWST- at L2 - 2023: AICO, Sunna Withers, Zena Khadour

20241202_Stargazing: Through the Looking Glass

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

Observations past, present and future. Join Parisa Nozari and Dr. Elaina Hyde for a journey through stargazing, radio astronomy, optical astronomy and meteor showers. We discuss this week in space history as we look to the skies for interesting observational targets and we talk about upcoming astronomical events as well. Image Credit: Messier Object M16, Zachary Sharp, AICO, 2024

20241125_Space Danger, Space Debris

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

Investigate Space Debris with Dr. Elaina Hyde and Parisa Nozari as we discuss a history of things coming down, and some recent news from the Dragonfly mission, SpaceX and more! The more space junk we have, the higher the danger for astronauts… and earth based humans too. image credit: AICO Killarney Park Astronomer in Residence 2024 Sunna Withers and Anna Skrinnik took this lovely sky image showing a shooting star.

20241118_The Expansion of the Universe and Rocks in Drawers

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

Julie Tomé and Mary-Helen Armour discuss overlooked events and people like the second moon, the first African American astronomer, and the astronomer whose work Edwin Hubble’s built on. In news: a new measurement of the Hubble Constant and some interesting science performed on a meteorite found in a drawer at a university. Episode image credite: Sunna Withers/AICO

20241104_Retro Rockets, the 70s and more!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

This episode is a dive into science and science fiction with space launches from the past. We travel through the 70s (and a bit of the 50s) with space launches from Mariner, Voyager, Pioneer, and more. Join Elaina and Mary-Helen for this literal blast into space! Image credit: NASA, The aboard the lifted off on September 5, 1977, joining its sister spacecraft, the , on a mission to the outer planets.

20241028_Spooky Stars, Dead Comets

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

Join Sunna and Elaina for a spooky journey into exploded stars in the forms of supernovae and creepy comets. We discuss some of the astronomical history of Halloween, a few famous events, a few dead comets, and of course the most recent supernova from JWST. Image Credit: A live view of Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from AICO 1m on 16 October 2024. E.A. Hyde, AICO. The mini livestream can be found here:

20241021_Hot, Old Stars

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

The sun is at solar maximum and we have a slew of hot stars to cover. Join Julie and Elaina for a stellar trip down memory lane as we talk about stars in the Milky Way, strangeness and new stars with strange properties. Episode art: GPX 1b - exoplanet, image credit Nakul Sethuram, AICO, 2024

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