Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics

"" April 2, 2025 U of T researchers explain the significance of the universe's recent 'baby pictures'
"" January 28, 2025 Scientists detect mid-infrared flare from Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
"" August 14, 2023 U of T alum helps prepare Canadarm3 for lunar orbit
view of earth from space with the sun shining in the background July 13, 2023 For a billion years, Earth's day lasted just 19.5 hours  – a new study reveals why
"" May 13, 2022 'A very big deal': Astrophysicist Ue-Li Pen on the first image of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole
"" January 20, 2022 Astronomers focus robotic eyes on the Milky Way, our cosmic home
"" March 31, 2021 Renowned scholar Juna Kollmeier named director of U of T’s Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics
"" June 24, 2020 Astronomers at U of T, other universities propose measures to reduce their carbon footprint
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
Photo of a black hole at the centre of the Messier 87 galaxy April 10, 2019 U of T astrophysicist Ue-Li Pen on first-ever image of a black hole and the international collaboration behind it
Photo of viewing of transit of Venus January 17, 2019 A decade of the Dunlap Institute: 'We’re not only celebrating a 10-year anniversary, but a 100-year conversation'
Matt Russo and Andrew Santaguida September 28, 2018 Look up! Check out U of T’s musical exploration of the night sky and these other Nuit Blanche events
Photo of Mark Kingwell September 11, 2018 Eleven U of T scholars named fellows of prestigious national academy
Cosmic Microwave Background September 10, 2018 U of T researchers part of global team to win prestigious 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize
photo of Ue-Li Pen at the FAST radio telescope in China July 9, 2018 U of T theoretical astrophysicist among handful of researchers honoured by U.S.-based foundation
Photo of Matt Russo January 24, 2018 U of T astrophysicist-musician helps blind, partially sighted experience the cosmos with musical planetarium show
October 16, 2017 U of T scientists assist in first detection of gravitational waves caused by a collision of neutron stars
Gravitational waves October 3, 2017 U of T scientists play part in Nobel Prize-winning research on gravitational waves
August 23, 2017 U of T astrophysicists make music from moons and rings of Saturn
Members of the LIGO team October 4, 2016 Making waves: How the University of Toronto made the discovery of gravitational waves possible