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The dark side of extrasolar planets share surprisingly similar temperatures

Aug 26, 2019, McGill Newsroom

A new study by McGill University astronomers (including PhD student Dylan Keating and Prof. Nicolas Cowan) has found that the temperature on the nightsides of different hot Jupiters is surprisingly uniform, suggesting the dark side of these massive gaseous planets have clouds made of minerals and rocks.

Glitch in neutron star reveals its hidden secrets

Aug 21, 2019, McGill Newsroom

Neutron stars are not only the densest objects in the Universe, they also rotate very fast and regularly. Until they suddenly don’t.

Canadian astronomers find 8 more mysterious repeating fast radio bursts from space

Aug 17, 2019, CBC News

They're called fast radio bursts, or FRBs, and these odd, fleeting signals from space are shrouded in mystery. But thanks to Canada's largest radio telescope, astrophysicists are discovering more of them in their search to learn what makes these objects tick.

The quest to unlock the secrets of the baby Universe

Aug 14, 2019, Nature

Radioastronomers look to hydrogen for insights into the Universe’s first billion years.

2019 AGU Section Awardees and Named Lecturers

Jul 31, 2019, AGU

Prof. Natalya Gomez awarded Cryosphere Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union.

Chandra Space Telescope Sees Star Pairs Ejected From Galaxies

Jun 3, 2019, Discover Magazine

MSc. student Xiangyu Jin lead author on paper where astronomers have discovered evidence that some stars can be “kicked out” of their host galaxy, based on data collected by NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

Thirteen early-career researchers explore new frontiers

May 23, 2019, McGill Newsroom

Prof. Adrian Liu is among 13 McGill early career researchers to receive funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF). He will use the grant to push the boundaries of astrophysical simulations using machine learning.

McGill postdocs and grad students earn prestigious scholarships

May 16, 2019, McGill Newsroom

Congratulations to postdoctoral researcher Dr. Daniele Michilli on being named one of 2019's Banting Fellows. The Banting program annually supports 70 highly motivated and competitive postdoctoral researchers who work at Canadian universities and leading international research institutions. The funding helps develop research leaders who will positively contribute to Canada’s economic, social and research based growth.

McGill postdocs and grad students earn prestigious scholarships

May 16, 2019, McGill Newsroom

Congratulations to doctoral candidate Bryce Cyr on being named one of 2019's Vanier Scholars. The Vanier Scholarship program recognizes students who demonstrate excellent leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences and engineering, or health-related fields.

Matt Dobbs awarded 2019 Killam Research Fellowship in Natural Sciences

Apr 25, 2019, McGill Newsroom

McGill astrophysicist Matt Dobbs is the recipient of the 2019 Killam Research Fellowship in Natural Sciences. The announcement was made today by the Canada Council for the Arts, which revealed this year’s winners of the prestigious Killam Program, composed of the Killam Prizes and the Killam Research Fellowships. Awarding nearly one million dollars every year, the Program is one of the most prestigious to reward Canada’s researchers, whose work has a tremendous impact on people’s lives.Dobbs, a professor in the Department of Physics and associate member of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was rewarded for his project, Unveiling the Cosmos with a New Paradigm Digital Radio Telescope, involving the revolutionary CHIME radio telescope inaugurated in British Columbia in 2017.