A team of astronomers has begun a search for extraterrestrial intelligence with an instrument capable of detecting short, bright pulses of infrared light.
First Light for a “Made in Canada” Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Read More »
The Dunlap Institute\’s new director, Prof. Bryan Gaensler talks about astronomy in Canada, gender issues in science, and hockey.
Dunlap\’s Director on Astronomy, Gender, and Hockey Read More »
Astronomers from Toronto and Arizona have provided the first direct evidence of an intergalactic “wind” stripping galaxies of star-forming gas as they fall into clusters of galaxies.
The Answer is Blowing in the Intergalactic Wind Read More »
[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Jeffrey Chilcote, Dunlap Institute Thursday, 9 October, noon – AB Lounge The Gemini Planet Imager (GPI) is one of a new generation of instruments designed to directly image extrasolar planets in the outer solar systems of young main sequence stars. By combining a 1700-actuator adaptive optics system, an apodized-pupil Lyot
The Dunlap\’s Prof. Keith Vanderlinde will speak at the 2014 TEDxToronto, Oct. 2nd.
Dunlap’s Prof. Keith Vanderlinde at 2014 TEDxToronto, Oct. 2 Read More »
A team of astronomers has found a lower than expected abundance of water vapour in the atmospheres of three Jupiter-like planets beyond our Solar System.
Astronomers find unexpected lack of water vapour on hot Jupiters Read More »
[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Jeff Wagg, Square Kilometre Array Monday, 21 July, noon – AB Lounge The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) will be the world\’s largest observatory for studying the Universe at long radio wavelengths. Work is currently underway to finalize the detailed design of phase I, involving more than 350 scientists and engineers from around
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Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto, announces new director, astronomer Prof. Bryan Gaensler.
[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Marshall Perrin, STScI Active and adaptive optics have revolutionized ground based telescopes in the last few decades, and this revolution is now making the leap into space. The James Webb Space Telescope\’s 6.5 m aperture depends critically on our ability to accurately measure and align its mirror segments after launch,
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[bra_border_divider top=\’5\’ bottom=\’15\’] [one_half] Dr. Raine Karjalainen, Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes WEAVE is a powerful new multi-object spectrograph being planned for the 4.2-m William Herschel Telescope at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos, on La Palma in the Canary Islands. It will allow astronomers to take spectra of up to 1000 stars and
