/newsroom/taxonomy/term/11275/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-total-solar-eclipse-april-8-2024-356131 <p>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. (<a href="https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/eclipses/total-solar-eclipse.asp" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Government of Canada</a>) </p> Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:22:23 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 310060 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-paper-explores-four-nearby-fast-radio-burst-sources-354136 <p>Fleeting blasts of energy from space, known as fast radio bursts (FRBs), are a cosmic enigma. A Canadian-led international team of researchers has published new findings suggesting that supernovae are the predominant contributors to forming sources that eventually produce FRBs.</p> Wed, 10 Jan 2024 19:07:46 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 307579 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/new-insights-seasons-planet-outside-our-solar-system-336430 <p><em>XO-3b, a hot Jupiter on an eccentric orbit. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)</em></p> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 15:41:33 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 283870 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/over-500-new-frbs-detected-single-year-due-chime-telescope-331426 <p>Fast radio bursts, or FRBs, blaze for a few milliseconds before vanishing without a trace. Their origins are unknown, and their appearance is unpredictable. In the decade following their discovery in 2007, only 140 FRBs had been seen. Now, thanks to the launch of a large stationary telescope in the interior of British Columbia in 2018, the number of new FRBs detected has almost quadrupled – for a total of 535.</p> Wed, 09 Jun 2021 15:37:42 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 269436 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/zero-carbon-energy-sea-water-step-closer-331215 <p>Researchers at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ have demonstrated a technique that could enable the production of robust, high-performance membranes to harness an abundant source of renewable energy.</p> <p>Blue energy, also known as osmotic energy, capitalizes on the energy naturally released when two solutions of different salinities mix – conditions that occur in countless locations around the world where fresh and salt water meet.</p> Wed, 26 May 2021 18:16:33 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 267609 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-earth-day-april-22-330545 <p>Earth Day, celebrated annually on 22 April, will again see more than 1 billion people participating in activities around the world to draw attention to the urgency of the climate crisis and environmental degradation and the need for immediate action. Many important environmental events have happened on Earth Day since its inception in 1970, including the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2016. The theme for this year – the second Earth Day Live digital event - is: Restore our Earth.</p> Tue, 20 Apr 2021 20:08:04 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 260677 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/mcgill-team-awarded-contract-advance-potential-canadian-contribution-litebird-space-telescope-302861 <p><b>November 7, 2019 (MONTREAL, Quebec)</b> - A team of researchers from the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Space Institute has secured a Phase 0 contract with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) to advance a proposed Canadian contribution – including technology deliverables and scientific know-how -- for the LiteBIRD (Light satellite for the studies of B-mode polarization and Inflation from cosmic background Radiation Detection) mission.</p> Tue, 26 Nov 2019 18:55:47 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 189298 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/what-will-be-next-big-things-astronomy-297507 <p>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.</p> <p>Now, what will be the next big things in astronomy?</p> <p>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.</p> Thu, 30 May 2019 17:40:09 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 165972 at /newsroom