Astronomers from the University of Toronto’s Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics have received $23 million in new funding.
$23 Million in New Funding for Dunlap Institute Astronomers Read More »
A revolutionary Canadian radio telescope called CHIME will tackle major astrophysics and cosmology topics.
Canadian ingenuity crafts game-changing technology for CHIME telescope Read More »
A new Canadian radio telescope is mapping the Universe in 3D, searching for FRBs and clues to Dark Energy.
A team of astronomers has observed the magnetic field of a galaxy five billion light-years from Earth, providing insight into how magnetism in the Universe formed and evolved.
Record-breaking Galaxy Five Billion Light-Years Away Shows We Live in Magnetic Universe Read More »
An innovative astronomical spectrograph (WIFIS) has achieved “first light.” It was developed by a team including U of Toronto and Dunlap astronomers,
Opening a Wider Window on the Universe Read More »
Astronomers have released an image of a vast filament of star-forming gas, 1200 light-years away, in the stellar nursery of the Orion Nebula.
Radio Astronomers Peer Deep into the Stellar Nursery of the Orion Nebula Read More »
For the first time, astronomers have detected a magnetic field associated with the Magellanic Bridge, the filament of gas stretching 75 thousand light-years between the Milky Way Galaxy’s nearest galactic neighbours: the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.
Mapping the Magnetic Bridge Between Our Nearest Galactic Neighbours Read More »
Using a novel method, a team of astronomers has performed the most comprehensive search yet for a radio signal from the cosmic web.
The Search for the Radio Cosmic Web and Large-Scale Cosmic Magnetism Begins Read More »
With a new survey, astronomers have found “Peter Pan” radio galaxies that may never grow up.
New Survey Finds “Peter Pan” Radio Galaxies That May Never Grow Up Read More »
Using a novel method and Gaia data, U of Toronto astronomers have estimated the speed of the Sun and its distance from the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy.
