York Universe Radio

Thanks to all our listeners. Please note we have a change in operations. Our regular York Universe radio broadcasts continue every Monday evening. For ALL future live events and updates you can see our inst@ gram account at 'yorkuobservatory' or our site: observatory.info.yorku.ca

Thanks to all our supporters. Please note we have a change in operations. Our regular tours continue every Wednesday evening. For ALL future live events and updates you can see our inst@ gram account at 'yorkuobservatory' or our site: observatory.info.yorku.ca

Join us for a Final Friday of the month Guest Speaker episode on our YouTube channel YorkUObservatory this Friday, April 26th! This month we are joined by Dr. Alireza Rafiee who will be talking all about Black Holes and Galaxies.

Join us for an Atrium Tour this Wednesday, April 24th! This is different from our usual observatory tour as it is open air and atop of Arboretum Parking Garage at York University. You will get a chance to observe through and learn about our smaller telescopes and star gaze!

The ESA Gaia mission has located the most massive black hole in the galaxy! This black hole was discovered due to the wobble it induced on its companion star. ✨ Source: eurekalert.org/news-releases/…

New research is coming out from the Eclipse on April 8th 2024. One example is the study conducted by Southwest Research Institute on the Sun’s Corona. ☀️ Source: phys.org/news/2024-04-e…

On April 24th 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope was deployed! This marked the beginning of a new era for space exploration! 🔭 For more information check out: science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble…

Today, April 22nd, we will be having our online public viewing (OPV), happening at 9:00pm and featuring live audio from @YorkUniverse 💫✨🔭 You can join the following link: youtube.com/user/YorkUObse…

Did you know? Saturn has a Moon named Enceladus which is mostly covered in fresh clean ice, making it one of the most reflective bodies in the solar system. It reflects 90% of Sun’s light making the temperatures reach as low as -394 degree Fahrenheit! Image credit: NASA

Unfortunately, the Atrium tour is a NO-GO tonight due to bad weather. The good news is, we will be trying again next wednesday so stay tuned! We are also following along with RASC Toronto’s Astronomy Speaker’s night episode this evening!

The JWST has discovered that the brightest gamma ray burst was due to a supernova explosion roughly 2.4 million light years away! ⭐️ Source: space.com/boat-brightest…

Yury A. Gagarin made a single orbit around the Earth that lasted 108 minutes on April 12 1961. 🌎 For more information check out: nasa.gov/image-article/…

On April 19th 2021, NASA completed the first controlled flight on another planet! 🪐 The flight was completed by NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter on Mars! For more information check out space.com/mars-helicopte…

Today, April 15th, we will be having our online public viewing (OPV), happening at 9:00pm and featuring live audio from @YorkUniverse 💫✨🔭 You can join the following link: youtube.com/user/YorkUObse…

Happy Eclipse Day everyone! After many solar education events conducted by the observatory, the day is finally here! Make sure to stay safe with your eclipse viewing today and DONOT look at the sun without eclipse glasses.