Image: Supernova 1987A by JWST. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA

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

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!

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

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.

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

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, by the PolyCam camera on NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft.

Welcome to our holiday show!

What was the star of Bethlehem?

What is a great gift for an astronomer?