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Follow Quebec-born, Innu astrophysicist Dr. Laurie Rousseau-Nepton as she studies the cosmos from atop Hawai’i’s Maunakea volcano. North Star, a five-part documentary series that premiered on August 21, 2023, chronicles Dr. Laurie Rousseau-Nepton’s fascinating journey as a resident astronomer at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. Rousseau-Nepton is…

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An international collaboration of over 170 scientists published the first evidence for the presence of low-frequency gravitational waves humming throughout our universe—including one recent member of the Dunlap Institute.  Dr. Cherry Ng came to the Dunlap Institute in 2017 as a SOSCIP TalentEdge Fellow and Research…

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June 14, 2023 by Josslyn Johnstone – A&S News In a study published today in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, researchers at the University of Toronto reveal a theoretical breakthrough that may explain both the nature of invisible dark matter and the large-scale…

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  By Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto   Astronomers in the Canadian-led CHIME/FRB Collaboration have doubled the number of known repeating sources of mysterious flashes of radio waves, known as fast radio bursts (FRBs). Among them are astronomers from…

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  By Leighton Kitson, Durham University, with notes from Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto   Astronomers have successfully launched a balloon-borne telescope that has begun capturing images of the Universe on its first flight above the Earth’s atmosphere.  The Super…

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  On April 8, 2024, the moon will pass in front of the Sun and cast its ethereal shadow onto millions of Canadians. We have one year to prepare for this once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse! Now is the time to consider where you will be…

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  By Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto     University of Toronto PhD student Amanda Cook has found a way to use bright signals coming from across the Universe to weigh the atmosphere of the Milky Way galaxy.  The radio…

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  By David Goldberg, A&S News The Trottier Family Foundation is partnering with Arts & Science to ensure thousands of Canadian children can view the upcoming total solar eclipse safely. An impactful gift of $240,000 from the foundation will help fund Eyes to the Sky: Elevating…

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  By Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto   University of Toronto Assistant Professor Maria Drout has been awarded a 2023 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Physics for her contribution to our understanding of the evolution, influence, and ultimate…

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  By Meaghan MacSween, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto  Are we alone in the universe?  Scientists may have just moved us closer to answering this question. The team – led by researchers from the University of Toronto – has streamlined the…

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