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Experts: Total Solar Eclipse | April 8, 2024

webfull — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:27:00 +0000

On April 8, 2024, a spectacular and rare celestial event is set to unfold over Canada, the United States and Mexico – a total solar eclipse. As the Moon aligns perfectly between Earth and the Sun, temporary darkness will sweep across parts of the country, captivating countless spectators. Quebec hasn't witnessed a total solar eclipse in over 50 years, and it will be over 80 years before the next one. (Government of Canada)

Published: 18 March 2024

Feeling confinement in the gut

webfull — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:20:43 +0000

Crew members who took part in the Mars500 experiment showed significant changes in their gut microbiota from their 520 days in confinement, according to a new study by scientists at �㽶��Ƶ and the Université de Montreal (UdeM).

Published: 23 April 2021

What will be the next big things in astronomy?

webfull — Thu, 30 May 2019 17:40:10 +0000

It’s been an exciting time for astronomy lovers in the past few years: the first black hole picture amazed, many exoplanets have been discovered, gravitational waves were observed for the first time.

Now, what will be the next big things in astronomy?

Astronomers from across Canada will gather in Montreal June 17-20 to discuss emerging topics that could lead to big new advances in the field in the coming decade.

Published: 30 May 2019

Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole

webfull — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:22:18 +0000

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration — was designed to capture images of a black hole. Today, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that they have succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.

Published: 10 April 2019

Jonathan Sievers and Jennifer Welsh named Canada 150 Research Chairs

webfull — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:00:51 +0000

Cosmologist Jonathan Sievers and international-relations scholar Jennifer Welsh will become Canada 150 Research Chairs at �㽶��Ƶ. The appointments were among the 24 Chairs announced today at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec, by Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan.

Published: 29 March 2018

Neutron-star merger yields new puzzle for astrophysicists

webfull — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 17:22:44 +0000

The afterglow from the distant neutron-star merger detected last August has continued to brighten – much to the surprise of astrophysicists studying the aftermath of the massive collision that took place about 138 million light years away and sent gravitational waves rippling through the universe.

Published: 18 January 2018

Latest gravitational-wave detection opens new era for astronomy

webfull — Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:04:16 +0000

The discovery of a gravitational wave caused by the merger of two neutron stars, reported today by a collaboration of scientists from around the world, opens a new era in astronomy. It marks the first time that scientists have been able to observe a cosmic event with both light waves -- the basis of traditional astronomy -- and gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

Published: 16 October 2017

McGill launches centre for space research

webfull — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:30:10 +0000

$1 million donation from Trottier Family Foundation to fund McGill Space Institute fellowships

Published: 28 October 2015

Polarization Detected in Big Bang's Echo

webfull — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:37:14 +0000

Published: 25 July 2013

McGill researchers explore big questions about universe

webfull — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:04:21 +0000

A research team led by �㽶��Ƶ Physics Prof. Alexander Maloney is among the winners of the New Frontiers in Astronomy & Cosmology International Grant and Essay Competition who will present their winning proposals and essays in a joint conference Oct. 12 and 13 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.

Published: 4 October 2012