/newsroom/taxonomy/term/256/all en /newsroom/channels/news/telescopes-unite-unprecedented-observations-famous-black-hole-330409 <p>In April 2019, scientists released the first image of a black hole in the galaxy M87 using the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). However, that remarkable achievement was just the beginning of the science story to be told. ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ astronomers<i> </i>were part of this global effort.</p> <p>Data from 19 observatories are now being released that promise to give unparalleled insight into this black hole and the system it powers, and to improve tests of Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity.</p> Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:24:06 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 259819 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/detection-short-intense-radio-burst-milky-way-could-help-resolve-origins-mysterious-phenomenon-325817 <p>New data from a Canadian-led team of astronomers, including researchers from the ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ <a href="https://msi.mcgill.ca/">Space Institute</a> and ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ <a href="https://www.physics.mcgill.ca/">Department of Physics,</a> strongly suggest that magnetars - a type of neutron star believed to have an extremely powerful magnetic field - could be the source of some fast radio bursts (FRBs). Though much research has been done to explain the mysterious phenomenon, their source has thus far remained elusive and the subject of some debate.</p> Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:37:33 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 245913 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/neutron-star-merger-yields-new-puzzle-astrophysicists-283948 <p>The afterglow from the distant neutron-star merger <a href="/newsroom/channels/news/latest-gravitational-wave-detection-opens-new-era-astronomy-278031">detected last August</a> 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.</p> Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:56:53 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 32839 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/homing-source-mysterious-cosmic-radio-bursts-264901 <p>Astronomers have pinpointed for the first time the home galaxy of a Fast Radio Burst, moving scientists a step closer to detecting what causes these powerful but fleeting pulses of radio waves. FRBs, which last just a few thousandths of a second, have puzzled astrophysicists since their discovery a decade ago.</p> Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:25:53 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 26520 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/victoria-kaspi-wins-canadas-top-science-prize-258626 <p>Victoria Kaspi, a professor and Canada research chair at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, is this year's winner of the $1 million Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. The award has been awarded annually since 1991 to recognize "sustained excellence and overall influence" of research conducted in Canada.</p> Tue, 16 Feb 2016 11:59:12 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 25303 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/astrophysicist-vicky-kaspi-wins-top-cdn-science-prize-258612 <p><strong><em>By Chris Chipello, </em></strong><em><a href="/newsroom"><strong>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Newsroom</strong></a></em></p> <p><em>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researchers Elena Bennett and Yasser Gidi also honoured by NSERC</em></p> <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has named ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi as this year’s recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC’s highest honour, in recognition of the excellence and influence of her research contributions.</p> Mon, 15 Feb 2016 17:48:07 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25300 at /newsroom /newsroom/kenneth-j-ragan Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23064 at /newsroom /newsroom/andrew-cumming Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23870 at /newsroom /newsroom/robert-rutledge Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:35:06 +0000 Anonymous 22584 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/nasa-telescopes-find-galaxy-cluster-vibrant-heart-255122 <p><span>"Usually, the stars at the centers of galaxy clusters are old and dead, essentially fossils," said Tracy Webb of ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, Montreal, Canada, lead author of a new paper on the findings accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal. "But we think the giant galaxy at the center of this cluster is furiously making new stars after merging with a smaller galaxy."</span></p> <p> Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:00:57 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 24463 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/vicky-kaspi-wins-2015-killam-prize-natural-sciences-246500 Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:30:07 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 22406 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/radio-burst-discovery-deepens-astrophysics-mystery-237427 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:01:10 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 20959 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/neutron-star-magnetic-fields-not-so-turbulent-236547 Tue, 06 May 2014 14:54:24 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 20697 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/polarization-detected-big-bangs-echo-229251 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 17:37:06 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 18955 at /newsroom