For a decade, Prof. Keith Vanderlinde has built telescopes to study the Universe. Using technologies that have made cell phones and video games staples of modern culture, he and other scientists are building a massive radio telescope called CHIME, in Penticton, B.C., which will map…

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Can we find intelligent life elsewhere in the Universe? The possibility has fired the imagination of dreamers and scientists alike. The Dunlap Institute’s Duy Cuong Nguyen explains how astronomers are searching the heavens to turn science fiction into reality. Lectures in Astronomy are presented in…

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Using the latest images from space telescopes such as the Hubble, Spitzer and Herschel, Michael Reid of the Dunlap Institute tells the story of how stars are born, live and die, a cycle that has been playing out for nearly 14 billion years. Lectures in Astronomy…

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Where did the Universe come from? How will it end? Are we alone in the cosmos? These are some of the most fundamental questions we can ask. The Dunlap Institute’s Michael Reid specializes in making the latest research into these weighty questions easy for everyone…

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The stars of the night sky appear gentle, peaceful and unchanging. But this is a lie. The Universe is a violent and catastrophic place, with dozens of tools at its disposal to wipe out all life on Earth with almost no warning. And astronomers are…

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  Quench your thirst for astronomy at the next Astronomy on Tap T.O. It’ll be another fun evening of mind-expanding talks, games, prizes and conversation with astronomers from the University of Toronto. All while you enjoy your favourite pint. Plus, there’ll be plenty of time for you…

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New stars are born in the Milky Way Galaxy every year, but stellar nurseries are veiled by dense clouds of gas and dust. In this What’s Out There Lectures in Astronomy talk organized by the Toronto Public Library, Dr. Rachel Friesen of the Dunlap Institute explains…

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Dr. Jeff Wagg Square Kilometre Array 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…

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Dr. Jeffrey Chilcote Dunlap Institute 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 coronagraph,…

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