Observatory members Sunna Withers and Nakul Sethuram Ramjee have successfully tracked NASA’s Artemis II mission using the Allan I. Carswell Observatory’s 1-metre telescope!
In the early morning hours, the York University students captured images of the Orion spacecraft as it returned from its journey around the Moon. The mission includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and represents a major step toward future human exploration of deep space.
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Ah, the noble pursuit of space exploration: teaching astronauts to replace "Oh $%#&!" with "Golly gee!" while hurtling through the void at Mach infinity. 🚀 Because clearly, the greatest threat to humanity’s cosmic destiny is a stray F-bomb upsetting the Martian pioneers. 🌌 #Priorities
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Tune in tonight for a new episode of York Universe LIVE! Join us as we discuss fascinating astronomy history and the latest space news, including physicist Max Planck!
If weather permits, we’ll have Online Public Viewing where we show you live views from our 1m telescope!
Date: Monday, April 20, 2026
Time: 9:00 – 10:00 PM ET
Location: www.youtube.com/@YorkUObservatory/live

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Dust busters will be needed to keep Moon bases free of dust

From the European Space Agency (ESA) blog: The "lunar hay fever", as NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt described it during the Apollo 17 mission created symptoms in all 12 people who have stepped on the Moon. From sneezing to nasal congestion, in some cases it took days for the reactions to fade. Inside the spacecraft, the dust smelt like burnt gunpowder. What a headache insignificant specks of dust will pose for the planners of future lunar bases. Airlocks will need to be designed so they […]

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Dust busters will be needed to keep Moon bases free of dust

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Blue Origin has successfully reused a New Glenn rocket, marking a major milestone for the Bezos-led company in its aim to compete with SpaceX. Not all went according to plan, however. The communications satellite the rocket carried into space apparently went astray. @Techcrunch has more:

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Blue Origin successfully re-uses a New Glenn rocket for the first time ever | TechCrunch

It's a major milestone for the company's new mega-rocket system, putting it in position to challenge SpaceX's dominance of the global launch market.

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