/newsroom/taxonomy/term/7138/all en /newsroom/tracy-webb Mon, 15 Apr 2024 14:57:36 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 310437 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-total-solar-eclipse-april-8-2024-356131 <p>On April 8, 2024, a spectacular and rare celestial event is set to unfold over Canada, the United States and Mexico – a total solar eclipse. As the Moon aligns perfectly between Earth and the Sun, temporary darkness will sweep across parts of the country, captivating countless spectators. Quebec hasn't witnessed a total solar eclipse in over 50 years, and it will be over 80 years before the next one. (<a href="https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/eclipses/total-solar-eclipse.asp" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a>) </p> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:22:23 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 310060 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/nasa-telescopes-find-galaxy-cluster-vibrant-heart-255122 <p><span>"Usually, the stars at the centers of galaxy clusters are old and dead, essentially fossils," said Tracy Webb of ±«ÓãÖ±²¥, 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."</span></p> <p> Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:00:57 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 24463 at /newsroom