Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics

Sun rising behind the Toronto skyline during an annular eclipse May 11, 2023 'I can’t wait to see it': U of T expert helps Ontario prepare for next year's total solar eclipse
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
A new map of the sky showing dark matter was made with observations from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope. The orange regions show where there is more mass; magenta where there is less April 11, 2023 Detailed map of matter in the cosmos confirms Einstein's theory of general relativity, astronomers say
"" March 30, 2023 Fast radio bursts used as 'searchlights' to detect gas in Milky Way
"" February 17, 2023 Astronomer Lamiya Mowla breaks down 'remarkable' new Webb telescope image
"" January 30, 2023 U of T undergrad develops AI tool to accelerate the search for alien life
"" January 27, 2023 Canadian researchers will have access to next-generation radio astronomy observatory
Cherry Ng sits at the head of a lecture hall and is turned to the camera January 10, 2023 U of T’s Cherry Ng called ‘rising star’ by Astronomy magazine
"" October 3, 2022 Researchers reveal a galaxy sparkling with the universe’s oldest star clusters
Gas measured by ACT+Planck (orange-red) superimposed over two galaxies observed by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. A filament of the cosmic web connects them July 12, 2022 U of T astronomers are helping find the missing universe
"" July 11, 2022 International team of astronomers discovers two rare binary star systems
"" June 6, 2022 Hubble Space Telescope captures largest near-infrared image to find universe’s rarest galaxies
"" 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
Milky Way as seen from earth January 11, 2022 Researchers study Milky Way's 'feeding habits' in search of clues about its origins
"" October 15, 2021 U of T astronomer's research suggests 'magnetic tunnel' surrounds our solar system
The chime telescope under a starry night sky September 16, 2021 Groundbreakers: U of T’s Data Sciences Institute to help researchers find answers to their biggest questions
"" September 14, 2021 U of T astronomy course gazes at the stars through an Indigenous lens
balloon-based suborbital research vessel June 14, 2021 Making space commonplace: U of T startup works with NASA on low-cost exoplanet research