Astronomy & Astrophysics

An artist’s impression of the CHIME telescope May 1, 2023 Astronomers double number of known 'repeating fast radio bursts' using new data tools
A false-colour image of the “Tarantula Nebula” taken in visible and ultraviolet light by the SuperBIT telescope shortly after launch. April 21, 2023 First space images captured by balloon-borne telescope
"" January 27, 2023 Canadian researchers will have access to next-generation radio astronomy observatory
view of the stage during the roundtable December 12, 2022 A night of big ideas: Celebrating 50 years of the Connaught Fund at U of T
"" November 16, 2022 From Africana development to decarbonization: 34 U of T researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs
"" October 4, 2022 From mapping stars to helping youth escape poverty, student researchers break new ground
"" July 14, 2022 ‘No one left behind’: U of T Run Club takes community building in stride
"" April 29, 2022 Quantum physics, planet formation and wrestling: Three U of T researchers awarded 2022 Guggenheim Fellowships
"" January 20, 2022 Astronomers focus robotic eyes on the Milky Way, our cosmic home
Students and instructors participate in the online launch of the Pursue STEM May 7, 2021 Black high school students explore STEM fields via U of T program
"" March 31, 2021 Renowned scholar Juna Kollmeier named director of U of T’s Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
"" March 9, 2021 With nearly $2 million in support, U of T astronomer to upgrade telescope in hunt for dark matter
"" December 16, 2020 From astrophysics to literature: 29 researchers at U of T awarded Canada Research Chairs
"" October 1, 2020 Life on Venus? For Sara Seager, it all began with a shortcut through U of T's campus
Lauren Cramer September 17, 2020 From hip-hop to healthy soil: 56 U of T researchers receive Connaught New Researcher Award
"" September 11, 2020 From the Big Bang to the Milky Way: Looking back at U of T's contribution to the Planck collaboration
photo of Neda Maghbouleh standing in front of a building with a bike rack August 10, 2020 From exploring immigrant identities to treating cancer: U of T awarded 31 Canada Research Chairs
Portraits of Audrey Walton, Mamatha Bhat, Maria Drout February 4, 2020 Three U of T researchers win Polanyi Prize for work in astronomy, English and medicine
illustration of the milky way and a crescent moon December 20, 2019 U of T department of astronomy and astrophysics celebrates new name in honour of long-time supporters, the Dunlap family
Connaught award winners Eliana Gonzalez-Vigil, Shauna Sweeney and Jerry Flores September 9, 2019 Rescuing crops, reframing history and researching MMIW: 2019 Connaught New Researcher Award winners announced