Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer By Ilana MacDonald, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto A new citizen science project has launched thanks to a team that includes researchers from the Dunlap Institute. “Galaxy Zoo: Euclid” will allow members of the public to help classify galaxies in images from the European […]
Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer By Ilana MacDonald, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto The European Space Agency’s (ESA) brand-new Ariane 6 rocket had a successful inaugural launch on Tuesday, July 9. Departing from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, the mission carried an array of satellites, experiments, and deployers, including LUVCam
Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer Study detailing the properties of polarized light from 128 non-repeating FRBs reveals mysterious cosmic explosions originate in far-away galaxies like our own Milky Way What scientists previously thought about where Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) come from is just the tip of the iceberg, according to new research led by
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer The buds of a partnership between the Dunlap Institute, the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Kâpapâmahchakwêw – Wandering Spirit School in Toronto started to bloom in time for this year’s total solar eclipse. Kâpapâmahchakwêw – Wandering Spirit School provides Indigenous students from kindergarten to grade
Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer Not sure what to do with your eclipse glasses? You can keep them in a safe place to use for a future eclipse, or donate them to Astronomers Without Borders to be recycled and reused! Donated eclipse glasses will be inspected and redistributed to people in the path of
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer On Monday, April 8, the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto will be hosting a livestream with partners across Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces to follow the best views of the total solar eclipse. Tune in for comprehensive coverage of the eclipse along
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer “When I was really young, I saw a shooting star. And that got me looking up at the night sky a lot more,” remembers Margaret Ikape, a PhD candidate at the Dunlap Institute and the David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics. As a child, Ikape had a
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer “I’m most excited to see totality because I’ve heard so many things about it and am now so hyped up about it,” says alum Ilana MacDonald, public outreach, communications and events strategist with the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics. “It’d be a real shame if I missed it.”
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer March 8th is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to honour and celebrate the achievements of women around the word. This year, it is also a month away from a once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse that will sweep across Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic provinces. Today we’re celebrating two women who
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Menu Latest News Interview An Astronomer As educators, parents and astronomers, we want to make sure that no kids are left inside during the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience one of the most incredible natural phenomena alongside millions of Canadians. Some school boards have decided
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