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Experts: Canadian astronomers set to join Ariel space mission

webfull — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:43:25 +0000

This week Canada announced it will contribute to the European Space Agency’s Ariel mission. A first mission of its kind, the Ariel space telescope will launch in 2029 to study the atmospheres of distant exoplanets outside of our solar system. Up to 12 Canadian astronomers, including ��ֱ�� experts, will be at the front row of the mission, with privileged access to its data. (Canadian Space Agency)

Published: 25 July 2023

A repeating fast radio burst from an extreme environment

webfull — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:20:02 +0000

New detections of radio waves from a repeating fast radio burst have revealed an astonishingly potent magnetic field in the source’s environment, indicating that it is situated near a massive black hole or within a nebula of unprecedented power.

The findings by an international team of astronomers, including Victoria Kaspi and Shriharsh Tendulkar of ��ֱ��, appear in the January 11 edition of Nature and are highlighted on the cover of the journal.

Published: 10 January 2018

New Canadian telescope will map largest volume of space ever surveyed

webfull — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 19:42:02 +0000

A Canadian effort to build one of the most innovative radio telescopes in the world will open the universe to a new dimension of scientific study. The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, today installed the final piece of this new radio telescope, which will act as a time machine allowing scientists to create a three-dimensional map of the universe extending deep into space and time.

Published: 7 September 2017

Homing in on source of mysterious cosmic radio bursts

webfull — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 18:02:45 +0000

Astronomers have pinpointed for the first time the home galaxy of a Fast Radio Burst, moving scientists a step closer to detecting what causes these powerful but fleeting pulses of radio waves. FRBs, which last just a few thousandths of a second, have puzzled astrophysicists since their discovery a decade ago.

Published: 4 January 2017

NASA Telescopes Find Galaxy Cluster with Vibrant Heart

webfull — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:00:59 +0000

"Usually, the stars at the centers of galaxy clusters are old and dead, essentially fossils," said Tracy Webb of ��ֱ��, Montreal, Canada, lead author of a new paper on the findings accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal. "But we think the giant galaxy at the center of this cluster is furiously making new stars after merging with a smaller galaxy."