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Oct 17, 2017, Le Devoir
La fusion de deux étoiles à neutrons a été observée et décortiquée pour la première fois.
Oct 16, 2017, McGill Newsroom
Neutron-star mergers could shed light on origin of universe’s heavy elements
Oct 16, 2017, The Globe and Mail
Scientists have spotted ripples of gravity from a violent collision of two neutron stars, shedding new light on the nuclear upheavals believed to have created much of the universe's heavy metals.
Oct 16, 2017, National Geographic Australia
Around 130 million years ago, two dead stars violently collided and set off a sequence of events that, over the last two months, have whipped astronomers on Earth into an absolute frenzy.
Oct 12, 2017, CIFAR
Congratulations to Prof. Daryl Haggard who is one of 15 exceptional early career investigators joining the 2017 cohort of the CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars program.
Sep 12, 2017, Forbes
A unique new Canadian radio-telescope could solve the mystery behind so-called ‘fast radio bursts’ (FRBs) from deep space.
Sep 11, 2017, CBC News
Astronomers have discovered the fastest-spinning pulsar in our galactic disc, making it the second-fastest known — and they did it using gaming technology.
Sep 7, 2017, Motherboard
Today, a giant radio telescope in Western Canada is being turned on to begin its mission tracking the expanding growth of the universe. Scientists hope to find out more about the mysterious force behind this accelerating expansion—what they call dark energy. This makes up the majority of the universe, but we have no idea what it is.
Sep 7, 2017, La Presse +
L’Université McGill inaugure aujourd’hui en Colombie-Britannique un engin unique au monde qui permettra de mieux détecter certains phénomènes rares. Nos explications.
Sep 7, 2017, The Globe and Mail
On Thursday, a radio telescope in B.C. begins probing the heavens for signs of the expansion of our universe and the mysterious forces behind it. Ivan Semeniuk takes a closer look.