We're hiring! We are also searching for an Assistant Prof in Theoretical Physics (bit.ly/3EXms8g) and another in Observational Extragalactic Astrophysics (bit.ly/3yVJEj8) Please share widely!

If you're still thinking of gift ideas for the astronomy lover in your life, look no further!

Biophysicist Prof Ozzy Mermut talks to CityNews about a new mobile optical device that monitors plant health. toronto.citynews.ca/2022/11/24/yor…

#BestofYU #10: We enhanced opportunities for undergrad research and success. Students across #YorkU attended our summer research conference. Thanks to a generous donation, we also established the Earle Nestmann Undergrad Research Award program. Learn more: bit.ly/3hktpqu

ICYMI: Biophysics prof Ozzy Mermut and Chem prof William Pietro made a very cool portable device that senses individual photons of light emitted from healthy plants.

A rare comet will whiz past Earth for the first time in 50K years, but you may need a good pair of binoculars or small telescope to see it, says YorkU - Science Profs Elaina Hyde & Sarah Rugheimer. Also, check out Allan I. Carswell Observatory’s online public viewings yorku.ca/news/2023/01/1…

Interested in visiting the observatory? 🌌 Tomorrow, January 18th, we will be having our first in-person tour of the year! 💫🔭 Come and join us from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. ✨ Tickets are available on Eventbrite: google.com/url?q=https://…

This 3d printed apparatus demonstrates clearly the brachistochrone, which is the curve of fastest descent. 🤩

We are excited to see you on February 7th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm ✨💫 Tickets available at: eventbrite.ca/e/527999519777…

Today, February 6th, we will be having our online public viewing (OPV), happening at 9:00pm and featuring live audio from York Universe Radio ✨🔭 You can join at the following link: youtube.com/user/YorkUObse…

When Wolfgang Pauli said "I have done a terrible thing, I have postulated a particle that cannot be detected" in 1930, he never would have guessed neutrinos could be used to study the proton!

ICYMI: The 1m telescope took some great shots of the #CometZTF.

We're hiring an assistant professor in Experimental Neutrino Physics! This position is joint with Fermilab. Details here: tinyurl.com/37x276rj Application deadline August 18, 2023. Please share widely!

Wonders in the night sky are eternal. This week nam kiwanuka finds out, what’s out there? With Bryan Gaensler (Dunlap Institute UofT D. A. Dunlap Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics), Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette (Institut Trottier de recherche sur les exoplanètes NASA Webb Telescope), Walter Stoddard (Ontario Science Centre) & Matthew Johnson (York U Physics @perimeter) | Producer: brit weaver

Prof Matthew Johnson talks on The Agenda about the awe inspiring James Webb Space Telescope.

Does our own galaxy, the Milky Way, have a very bright bulge at the centre like other spiral galaxies? YorkU - Science Prof Elaina Hyde Dr. Hyde answers this question from a CBC Quirks and Quarks listener cbc.ca/radio/quirks/d… via

There will be a total solar eclipse this April, but not everyone will be in its path. YorkU - Science Prof Elaina Hyde Dr. Hyde talks with CTV News about what to expect. "If you are just outside the main area of the eclipse you will get a partial eclipse" ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/how-t…

What a wonderful way to remember the inimitable Prof Helen Freedhoff! Special thanks to York Science alumni Itay and Mina Yavin.

The outstanding EXPLORE program is a wonderful opportunity for York University undergraduate physics and astronomy students.

Black hole wind is speeding up, according to research co-authored by Professor Patrick Hall. yorku.ca/science/2024/0…