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Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe

Dr. Elaina Hyde

York Universe is a weekly astronomy and astrophysics program written and presented by the students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the Allan I Carswell Observatory at York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Image credits: AICO, Elaina Hyde, Max Neumann

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01:00:07

2026_03_30_ Galaxy Season

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/03/31

As the seasons progress through the year, they also progress through observing targets. This week, we talk about Easter and observing galaxies from home or by visiting our observatory. We also look at some Apollo history, the upcoming Artemis II Mission, and more data than you can possibly imagine from the Vera C. Rubin behemoth! http://yorku.ca/science/observatory Contact us at observe@yorku.ca

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01:00:52

20260323_Northern Lights, Camera and Action!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/03/24

This exciting episode features special guest Dr. Rachel Ward-Maxwell from the Ontario Science Center (https://www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/). We cover mysterious Aurora, lunar launches, a bit of Artemis and of course a discussion of the newest science and sci-fi crossovers, the film Hail Mary. Observing tips and science tricks, we even discuss how to break the optical illusion that we all face in our lunar companion. Image Credit: Rachel Ward-Maxwell, AICO, KPPO, 2025 An extra Northern

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01:00:32

Everything is the Matter with Dark Matter

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/03/16

Dark matter and dark energy can sound gloomy but there's no need to worry in this episode as Maheen Hemani and Dr. Elaina Hyde talk about dark matter in history, dark matter in the news, dark matter in the Milky Way…. and get very excited! The more we find out about this exciting topic, the less it seems we understand but that doesn't mean we're not going to try! Image Credit: JWST, from March 14th, 2023 A prelude to a supernova the Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 is shown in all it's glory

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58:51

20260309_Into Spring!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/03/10

Tune into this week's episode to learn about the history of the Voyager and Cassini missions, and important discoveries about Uranus! This week's hosts also discuss several recent news headlines, including an update on the Artemis program and the Vera Rubin Observatory.

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01:00:32

20260223_The Moon and Beyond

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/02/23

Join this week's hosts Gagan Sidhu and Sunna Withers as they discuss exploration of the solar system and Moon, a historic supernova, and recent news about the Artemis II launch. Image: Supernova 1987A by JWST. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA

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58:14

20260209_That pesky Hydrogen Molecule

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/02/10

We look at this week in history and have a discussion on Artemis II and other worthy news items! Please note that we had a bit of a technical glitch on the recording near the beginning of the show but all the important bits are there. Illustration of Orion in Low Earth Orbit - Image Credit: ESA

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59:50

20260202_Challenges

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/02/03

A possible Challenge to Cold Dark Matter? A sad anniversary for the Space Shuttle Challenger Hubble solves the mystery of Blue Straggler stars Groundhog Day!

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01:00:55

20260119_About that budget cut!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/01/20

This week, we look at astronomy and space history, including important events in space exploration. We then follow up on the restoration of NASA and other science funding by US Congress, and give updates on manned space exploration. Image: Veritas Spacecraft in orbit around Venus - Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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01:00:12

20260112_Into the New Year

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2026/01/13

Here we touch on some brief history and then go onto what kind of astronomy we are looking forward to in 2026 including the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope, Artemis as well as the Pandora and Plato missions to find exoplanets.

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01:00:36

2025-12-15 Solstice and other news

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/12/16

Welcome to our last broadcast of 2025. We will be looking at the solstice this week and some of the ways it has been marked in the past as well as moon and venus landings and other current news. Image : Heart O'Ireland - Cropped version of: File:Newgrange 053.jpg, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia commons

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01:01:40

20251208_Bennu and Beyond

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/12/09

Tonight we discuss some fun history items, and of course the recent news about sugars and more on Bennu! The host is Dr. Elaina Hyde and we are joined by special guest Mahesh Aravamudan, a RASC Toronto Center member and astronomy enthusiast to investigate. The allsky camera for AICO mentioned in this episode can be found at: https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/observers/ Image credit: Aview across asteroid Bennu's southern hemisphere and into space. The image was obtained on March 7, 2019,

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59:03

2025-12-01_HolidayShow

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/12/02

Welcome to our holiday show! What was the star of Bethlehem? What is a great gift for an astronomer?

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58:55

2025_1124_ Mars and more

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/11/25

Here we look at a few Mars related topics, including possible karstic (water eroded) caves and other findings around the solar systems. Image (open access) from Ravi, Sharma et al 2025 APJL 993 L36

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59:26

2025_1117_MeteorShower!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/11/18

Tonight the Leonid meteor shower peaks. Here we look at the Leonids in detail as well as comets and Frank Drake. Image: Leonid meteor storm of 1833 (Public Domain) find out more about the observatory at https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/

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01:00:34

20251110_Good Satellites, Bad Satellites...

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/11/11

Julie Tomé and Dr. Elaina Hyde discuss many satellites - most good, some bad! From Lunar Orbiter 2, San Marco 1, and Sputnik to giant space mirrors (shudder) and the JWST (hurray!), explore some of the history and news around satellites. Podcast Image: AICO, Sunna Withers, Zena Khadour

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59:47

20251103_Let's Break the Universe!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/11/04

Tune in to go back in time to Tycho's Supernova of 1572, the history of daylight savings time, and how our view of the Universe was revolutionized, twice! This week's host's Paul Mackin and Sunna Withers also discuss astronomy news, including Comet 3I/Atlas and the chaos of galaxies in the early Universe. Image Description: Comet 3I/Atlas on July 21, 2025, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope Image Credit: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

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01:01:42

20251027_Comets and Stargazing with guest John Wilmot

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/10/28

This episode features a round up of comets past and current, a bit of fun history, and some discussion of the 2025 Astronomer in Residence program. The host Dr. Elaina Hyde is joined by special guest John Wilmot, one of our 2025 astronomers who went out to Killarney Park as both an expert, and an amateur! Join us for a bit of fun, and keep in mind that the live views on YouTube for this episode include one of our comets from THIS season C2025/R2 (SWAN). The link to the observatory website

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59:34

20251020_What the?

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/10/21

Here we look at a number of interesting objects in our solar system, and missions to the less frequented places in the inner solar system like Mercury and Venus.

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01:00:35

20251006_Strange Worlds, Old Data, and New Science

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/10/07

Julie and Jeremy chat about the history of exoplanet discovery, notable astronomers Riccardo Giacconi and Ejnar Hertzsprung, and the discovery of Triton. In the news, a rogue planet is acting like a star, old data sets are reanalysed to get new insights into Venus and Enceladus, and the Universe might not expand forever. Episode image credit: Sunna Withers, AICO

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01:00:42

20250929_Going Boldly!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/09/30

Join hosts Paul Mackin and Sunna Withers as we discuss spacecraft and astronomers who have gone boldly! We discuss both astronomy and sci-fi, including the nature of our Universe and the impact of Star Trek. Image: DART Impact Image Credit: NASA/Farnham et al. 2025

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