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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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01:01:40

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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01:00:45

20250922_The Weird and Wonderful Planets of our Galaxy

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/09/22

This week's episode is all about planets and solar systems! Join this week's hosts as we disucss the Earth's autumnual equinox, planetary exploration, the search for extraterrestrial life, and an important milestone in exoplanet discovery! Podcast Image: Cassini image of Saturn near its equinox in 2009 Photo Credit: NASA

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01:00:45

20250908_Rockets, Comets and Smart Telescopes

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/09/09

Here we have special guests Nathan Minuk and Robin Metcalfe. Nathan is a member of York student rocketry group. They are talking about the Canada Launch competition If any York students are interested please see arbalestrocketry.ca We also talk about Osiris- Rex,the contributions of amateur astronomers, and other recent news. Episode Artwork courtesy TheSkyLive.com

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01:00:13

20250825_Solar System Galore

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/08/26

It's all about the Solar System this week! Join our hosts Professor Jeremy Webb and Sunna Withers as we discuss history surrounding Jupiter's Moon Europa, Pluto's declassification, and the discovery of S/2025 U1, a new moon of Uranus! Image description: Uranus and its New Moon S/2025 U1 Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Maryame El Moutamid (SwRI), Matthew Hedman (University of Idaho)

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01:00:08

20250818_Lights, sounds and rumblings in the Solar...

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/08/19

Here we look at a number of phenemenon we have observed in the solar system including, eclipses, aurora, lunar quakes and rainbows on Enceladus. Apollo 11 Seismic Experiment Image Courtesy NASA

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01:00:11

20250811_Dog Days of Summer...

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/08/12

Join Paul Mackin and Sunna Withers as we discuss interstellar visitors, the most distant black hole ever observed, and what's up in the sky this week. Also tune in for special guest Robin Metcalfe to learn about the upcoming Launch Canada Challenge! Image: Apollo 8 Command Module - Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago Il. Photo Credit: Paul J. Mackin

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57:57

20250728_Women in Astronomy - Rubin and Mitchell

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/07/29

Here we touch on Vera Rubin and Maria Mitchell, two prominent female astronmers of the late 19th and early 20th century. We also look at some aspects of life beyond our solar system and speculation about 31/Atlas Image of 1878 eclipse - Public domain image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_29,_1878#/media/File:Solar_eclipse_1878Jul29-Corona_Pikes_peak_Langley.png

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59:11

20250721_To the Moon! Past and Future

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/07/22

Join us as we discuss exploring our Solar System! Hosted by Paul Mackin and Professor Mary-Helen Armour, this week we discuss one of the most significant events in space history - landing humans on the Moon - and how we aim to achieve a repeat performance.

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59:51

20250714_This week, we stay in the Solar System!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/07/15

In this week's episode we highlight missions with milestones on this day like Mariner 4, and New Horizons. We also look at aspects of asteroids and comets in the news, now in in this day in history. Image Credit: Hubble Space Telescope Comet Team and NASA

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59:29

20250707_Acheivements Galore!

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/07/08

Julie and Mary-Helen discuss Newton, Shklovsky, and Bethe - three scientists with many achievements to list. They explore how technology has evolved while talking about Roswell, a bolide captured by a weather satellite, and new frontiers being pushed by JWST. Episode image credit: NOAA-CIRA

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58:08

20250623_Summer Solstice

Allan I Carswell Observatory Presents: York Universe ·

2025/06/24

In this episode Dr. Mary-Helen Armour and Dr. Jeremy Webb discuss the summer solstice touching on what a solstice is, and what historical significance it has in everything from time keeping, finding the size of the Earth, and how ancient monuments were aligned. In the news we touch on the early images from the Vera Rubin telescope. Image courtest NASA at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14366/

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